A global life sciences manufacturer with more than a dozen sites in North Carolina plans to shut its facility north of Asheville over the next two years, laying off more than 400 workers.
In a Jan. 8 letter to the N.C. Department of Commerce and Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, Thermo Fisher Scientific said it expects 421 employees will lose their jobs as the company winds down its plant in the Western North Carolina town of Weaverville. Thermo Fisher intends to make initial layoffs on Dec. 31 and additional cuts through the end of 2027.
Thermo Fisher did not give a reason for closing this site in its WARN letter, which businesses must send North Carolina officials at least 60 days before conducting mass layoffs…