Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. plans to lay off 1,100 workers, but the number of Fox Cities residents affected isn’t yet known.
About 500 indirect support staff and 600 contractors will be laid off, said Steve Cass, vice president of communications for Gulfstream in the company’s Savannah, Georgia headquarters. The contractor layoffs began Monday, while support staff will be notified in mid-December.
“As part of Gulfstream’s normal, disciplined business practices, we routinely evaluate our costs and workforce requirements. As a result of these evaluations, we are streamlining our business to position Gulfstream for continued success,” the company said in a prepared statement.
Gulfstream currently has more than 16,500 employees and contractors worldwide. About 900 people work at the Gulfstream service center and aircraft assembly facility at the Appleton International Airport in Greenville, Cass said.
Company officials do not yet know how many people will be let go from any specific location, but all locations will be impacted, Cass said.
The company has arranged programs to assist laid off workers, and some will be eligible for severance and benefits extensions, according to the company’s prepared statement.
