MAY 26, 2024 — 298 EMPLOYEES IN WISCONSIN, 106 EMPLOYEES IN ST. PETER, MINNESOTA
Bombardier Recreational Products has announced a major reduction in force at its Sturtevant, Wisconsin facility.
The personnel realignment will impact 298 employees,
According to a company spokesperson, “As part of our latest financial results, we announced that we were proactively adjusting our production volumes and deliveries for the coming quarters in the context of softening consumer demand in the current macroeconomic environment. As such, and given the overall boat industry slow-down with high levels of dealers inventory, we had to reduce our production in our Sturtevant facility.”
Along with the Sturtevant plant, BRP laid off 106 employees Thursday at one of its subsidiary companies, Alumacraft, in Saint Peter, Minnesota.
FEBRUARY 15, 2021 — BOMBARDIER LEARJET
Montreal, Canada-based Bombardier, a manufacturer of business jets, has announced that it will reduce its workforce by 1,600 employees and halt production at its subsidiary in Wichita, Kansas-based Learjet.
The company plans to concentrate on business jet production after shedding other manufacturing lines.
According to a company spokesperson, "We view 2021 as a transition year. The layoffs include 800 people in Canada, mostly in Quebec, and 250 in Wichita where Learjet is made."
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