An 128-year-old alcohol distributor based in metro Atlanta recently filed for bankruptcy and will lay off more than 500 Georgia workers, according to state filings.

The layoffs come after Republic National Distributing Co., with headquarters in Cobb County, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July, when it said it had about 1,460 employees.

In notices filed with the state of Georgia, the company said it “has been exploring various strategic alternatives that would secure capital to avoid liquidation” of its Georgia operations, including at its headquarters on Wildwood Parkway in Cobb and a facility near Fulton County Executive Airport.

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