Plant closing and notice period questions - 8 months and counting

My employer announced that the site will close and gave us written notice. There are 5 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. They offered a retention bonus for people who stay. What did the workforce office offer?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 8 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.