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US Patent and Trademark Office to lay off 126 at Alexandria HQ
The United States Patent and Trademark Office will lay off 126 employees at its Alexandria headquarters, on Dec. 9.
Virginia garden center lays off 97 after $160M sale to data center developer
Merrifield Garden Center will close its Gainesville facility this December, laying off 97 employees, following a $160 million property sale.
Henrico medical supplies provider to lay off 73 employees
Henrico County-based medical supply provider Home Care Delivered will lay off 73 employees, including more than 50 in Virginia, on Dec. 10.
Sentara to lay off 220, including 127 in Virginia
Sentara Health will lay off 220 employees — including 127 in Virginia — as part of a restructuring tied to dropping Medicare Advantage plans.
Virginia Beach distributor to close, laying off 104 workers
Virginia Beach-based Atlantic Dominion Distributors is set to close in September, laying off 104 people.
Hampton logistics company closes, laying off 63
Hampton-based delivery company Rochambeau Logistics closed last week, laying off 63 employees in the process.
Omniplex lays off 199 Chantilly workers
Chantilly-based security firm Omniplex World Services will lay off 199 employees on July 31, following the abrupt termination of a contract.
Amentum to lay off 56 Richmond-area employees
Amentum is laying off 56 Richmond area employees by Aug. 31 due to losing a nearly two-decade old contract with tobacco manufacturer Altria.
Emerson to lay off 87 workers in Charlottesville
Emerson Electric plans to lay off 87 workers at its Charlottesville manufacturing facility, starting Dec. 31.
Old Dominion Job Corps to lay off 130 in Amherst
Amherst County-based Old Dominion Job Corps Center will lay off 130 people on June 30.
Speyside Bourbon Cooperage in Smyth lays off 75 workers
Speyside Bourbon Cooperage in Atkins will lay off 75 employees at the end of April due to slowdowns in the bourbon industry, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter dated Feb. 28. Speyside plans to end second-shift production and third-shift maintenance at the Smyth County facility. Laid-off workers may be recalled “as […]
Winchester cabinet manufacturer closing Orange plant
Winchester-based cabinet manufacturer American Woodmark is closing its manufacturing facility in Orange, laying off 131 employees. The company notified the state of the closure Jan. 7 in compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. The layoffs at the plant, located at 281 Kentucky Road, will take effect March 24. American Woodmark did not […]
