Sperry Marine
Sperry Marine is a military contractor and subsidiary of Northrup Grumman that formerly headquartered[1] in Albemarle County with manufacturing space located on U.S. 29 that employs over 600 people.[2]
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History
In December 1976, Sheriff George Bailey asked the Albemarle Board of Supervisors for permission to post a deputy sheriff at the intersection with U.S. 29 in order to address congestion issues. [3]
Staffing reductions
In May 2011, Sperry Marine announced it would lay 60 people off.[4] The move is part of a larger Northrup Grumman effort to reduce its workforce by 500 people. After the terminations, it was estimated 725 people would still be employed at the plant. [4] In June 2010, 26 people were laid off. [4]
The layoffs continued in early December 2011 when the company announced it would close its Charlottesville-based North American headquarters, resulting in 37 additional job losses. [5] The last of the headquarters' employees were laid off and the business offices in Greenbrier Commons were closed in January 2012.[citation needed] The factory located on Route 29 remains open.[2]
References
- ↑ Web. Sperry Marine: Charlottesville, USA, company website, Sperry Marine, retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web. Unhappy New Year: Local Sperry HQ to shut down as layoffs loom, David McNair, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 2 Dec 2011, retrieved 2 Mar 2012.
- ↑ Web. County of Albemarle, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Minutes, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Albemarle County, January 12, 1977, retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Web. 60 fired from Sperry Marine, Bryan Mckenzie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, May 18, 2011, retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ↑ Web. Sperry Marine HQ in Albemarle County Closing, Charlottesville Newsplex, Gray Television, December 2, 2011, retrieved December 5, 2011.