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'''Sperry Marine''' is a military contractor and subsidiary of Northrup Grumman that formerly headquartered<ref>{{cite web|title=Sperry Marine: Charlottesville, USA|work=company website|publisher=Sperry Marine |accessdate= 25 June 2010 |url=http://www.sperrymarine.northropgrumman.com/Company-Information/Major-Offices/Charlottesville-USA}}</ref> in [[Albemarle County]] with manufacturing space located on [[U.S. 29]] that employs over 600 people.<ref name=hookunhappy/> | |||
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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. <ref>{{Minutes-boardofsupervisors|url=https://lfweb.albemarle.org/weblink/DocView.aspx?id=3810&dbid=0|when=January 12, 1977|documentid=3810|accessdate=March 4, 2021}}</ref> | |||
==Staffing reductions== | |||
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 was estimated 725 people would still be employed at the plant. <ref name="dp-firings" /> In June 2010, 26 people were laid off. <ref name="dp-firings" /> | |||
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. <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=Charlottesville Newsplex|publisher=Gray Television|location=|publishdate=December 2, 2011|accessdate=December 5, 2011}}</ref> The last of the headquarters' employees were laid off and the business offices in [[Greenbrier Commons]] were closed in January 2012.{{fact}} The factory located on Route 29 remains open.<ref name=hookunhappy>{{cite-hook|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> | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:15, 4 March 2021
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.