BRENTWOOD, Mo. — Ice Cream Specialties’ planned Brentwood closing affects 107 jobs, according to a Missouri workforce notice received October 27.

The state’s public WARN listing identifies December 31 as the effective date and classifies the action as a closing. The St. Louis Business Journal separately reported that production at the plant will cease.

The notice places a significant employment transition at the end of the calendar year. It describes affected positions, not a count of employees who have already become unemployed.

The summary does not spell out severance, transfers or the future use of the property. Nor does it establish whether another operation will absorb the plant’s production.

For workers and the regional economy, the important follow-up is how many affected employees obtain continued employment, what assistance is available and whether the announced timetable changes. Those outcomes remain separate from the advance notice.