Tag: layoffs
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The YMCA’s downtown pool has been frequently closed for a month; was it about the union?
The pool at the downtown Colorado Springs YMCA has been frequently closed for nearly a month amid layoffs and accusations that the Y was undermining the facility’s workers union, an allegation that the organization denies. The closures have disrupted swim classes and irritated club members who have been going to the pool for years. The…
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Mission Foods tortilla factory in Pueblo shutting down, 90 laid off
The Mission Foods tortilla plant in Pueblo has ceased operations, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice sent to state officials. Ninety people will be laid off as a result of the closure, according to Friday’s WARN to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Layoffs are slated to start Oct. 13 and…
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15 laid off at KKTV, KOAA, part of national consolidation by E.W. Scripps Co.
Layoffs at a national media company are hitting television stations in Colorado Springs. The E.W. Scripps Co. is laying off nearly 300 employees as part of a national restructuring and 15 of those positions are in Colorado Springs. Layoffs also hit Denver7, known by its call letters KMGH. The 15 positions are at two of…
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15 laid off at KKTV, KOAA, part of national consolidation by E.W. Scripps Co.
Layoffs at a national media company are hitting television stations in Colorado Springs. The E.W. Scripps Co. is laying off nearly 300 employees as part of a national restructuring and 15 of those positions are in Colorado Springs. Layoffs also hit Denver7, known by its call letters KMGH. The 15 positions are at two of…
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15 laid off at KKTV, KOAA, part of national consolidation by E.W. Scripps Co.
Layoffs at a national media company are hitting television stations in Colorado Springs. The E.W. Scripps Co. is laying off nearly 300 employees as part of a national restructuring and 15 of those positions are in Colorado Springs. Layoffs also hit Denver7, known by its call letters KMGH. The 15 positions are at two of…
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Colorado’s technology office lays off 173 workers
The government office responsible for the technology that provides government services in Colorado is going through a major restructuring. The Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) announced it will cut 173 workers and change its organizational structure, saying the agency has not “delivered well enough” over the last few years, according to a news…
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Banning Lewis Academy cutting ties with management company
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to include a statement from Accel Schools. Banning Lewis Academy is moving on from its charter school management organization and toward a more in-house operation. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter on April 30 from Accel Schools to…
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Advanced precision manufacturer closing Colorado Springs facility
Layoffs are coming for more than 130 local employees as a U.S.-based contract medical manufacturer prepares to close its southeast Colorado Springs facility. EPTAM Precision Solutions, headquartered in New Hampshire, “has made the difficult decision to permanently close its manufacturing facility” at 615 Wooten Road, Suite 150, President and Chief Commercial Officer Bill Flaherty said…
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Comcast closes Centennial division, layoffs pending
Comcast, owners of internet service Xfinity, notified Colorado’s Secretary of State on Wednesday it will be closing a division in Centennial and laying off more than 300 employees. According to a WARN notice filed Wednesday, Comcast officials said, “On Sept. 18, Comcast announced that it is retiring its division structure and is also unifying all…
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White House: Job cuts have begun
WASHINGTON – The White House said on Friday that it had begun substantial layoffs across the U.S. government, as President Donald Trump followed through on a threat to cut the federal workforce during the government shutdown. Job cuts were under way at the Treasury Department, the U.S. health agency and the departments of education, commerce,…