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Gulfstream Aerospace to lay off 446 positions

Posted at 4:36 PM, Oct 16, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-16 17:36:31-04

GREENVILLE (NBC 26) -- Gulfstream Aerospace confirmed Wednesday that their workforce was recently reduced by about 3.5%, or 446 positions.

It's not clear how this impacts the company's Greenville location.

"We continue to hire technicians for our newly opened service centers in Appleton and Savannah as well as for the planned openings in Palm Beach and Van Nuys," a spokesperson stated in an email to NBC 26.

The company announced a large expansion in Appleton International Airport back in 2018.

Depending on eligibility, a spokesperson stated those impacted by the layoffs make be entitled to benefits that include severance and benefits extensions.