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In May 2011, Sperry Marine announced it would lay 60 people off.<ref name="dp-firings">{{cite-progress|title=60 fired from Sperry Marine|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/business/2011/may/18/60-fired-sperry-marine-ar-1048826/|author=Bryan Mckenzie|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=May 18, 2011|accessdate=May 19, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> The move is part of a larger Northrup Grumman effort to reduce its workforce by 500 people. After the terminations, it is estimated 725 people will still be employed at the plant. <ref name="dp-firings" /> In June 2010, 26 people were laid off. <ref name="dp-firings" /> The lay-offs continued in early December 2011 when it was announced that the company would close its Charlottesville-based North American headquarters, resulting in 37 additional job losses. <ref>{{cite web|title=Sperry Marine HQ in Albemarle County Closing |url=http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Charlottesville_Sperry_Marine_HQ_Shutting_Down_134916378.html|author=|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Newsplex|location=|publishdate=December 2, 2011|accessdate=December 5, 2011}}</ref> The last employees were laid off and the | In May 2011, Sperry Marine announced it would lay 60 people off.<ref name="dp-firings">{{cite-progress|title=60 fired from Sperry Marine|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/business/2011/may/18/60-fired-sperry-marine-ar-1048826/|author=Bryan Mckenzie|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=May 18, 2011|accessdate=May 19, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> The move is part of a larger Northrup Grumman effort to reduce its workforce by 500 people. After the terminations, it is estimated 725 people will still be employed at the plant. <ref name="dp-firings" /> In June 2010, 26 people were laid off. <ref name="dp-firings" /> The lay-offs continued in early December 2011 when it was announced that the company would close its Charlottesville-based North American headquarters, resulting in 37 additional job losses. <ref>{{cite web|title=Sperry Marine HQ in Albemarle County Closing |url=http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Charlottesville_Sperry_Marine_HQ_Shutting_Down_134916378.html|author=|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Newsplex|location=|publishdate=December 2, 2011|accessdate=December 5, 2011}}</ref> The last of the selected employees were laid off and the business offices in Greenbrier Commons were closed in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Unhappy New Year: Local Sperry HQ to shut down as layoffs loom|url=http://www.readthehook.com/102258/unhappy-new-year-local-sperry-marine-headquarters-shut-down-lay-offs-looming|author= David McNair|work=|publisher= The Hook|location=|publishdate= 2 Dec 2011|accessdate= 2 Mar 2012}}</ref> The factory located on route 29 remains open. | ||
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Sperry Marine is a military contractor and subsidiary of Northrup Grumman that is headquartered[1] in Albemarle County with offices and manufacturing space located on U.S. 29.
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Staffing
In May 2011, Sperry Marine announced it would lay 60 people off.[2] The move is part of a larger Northrup Grumman effort to reduce its workforce by 500 people. After the terminations, it is estimated 725 people will still be employed at the plant. [2] In June 2010, 26 people were laid off. [2] The lay-offs continued in early December 2011 when it was announced that the company would close its Charlottesville-based North American headquarters, resulting in 37 additional job losses. [3] The last of the selected employees were laid off and the business offices in Greenbrier Commons were closed in January 2012.[4] The factory located on route 29 remains open.
References
- ↑ "Sperry Marine: Charlottesville, USA." Sperry Marine: Home. Web. 25 June 2010. <http://www.sperrymarine.northropgrumman.com/Company-Information/Major-Offices/Charlottesville-USA>.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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, December 2, 2011, retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ↑ Web. Unhappy New Year: Local Sperry HQ to shut down as layoffs loom, David McNair, The Hook, 2 Dec 2011, retrieved 2 Mar 2012.