DAYTON, Ohio — Sumaria Systems, LLC submitted a WARN Notice to the state this week, stating it plans to lay off 57 of its employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
What You Need To Know
- 57 employees are being laid off at Wright-Patterson
- 59 other employees are being laid off at Hill Air Force Base in Utah
- Overall, the reason for the layoff was “market competition,” the notice states
In the WARN Notice, the Massachusetts-based company states that it was part of a team that submitted a proposal for the “recompete” of the F-16 “A & AS” (advanced avionics systems) contract for the U.S. Air Force, but lost the contract. Because of this, Sumaria is laying off employees at two Air Force bases.
The other being affected is Hill Air Force Base in Utah, which is losing 59 employees, according to the notice…