LIVERMORE — The electric-powered autonomous tractor company Zimeno Inc., which operates as Monarch Tractor, laid off 102 workers at two locations in Livermore, according to official WARN notices sent to the state Employment Development Department.
The layoffs, which took place on Nov. 19, occurred at the company’s headquarters at 151 Lawrence Dr. and its testing facility at a Wente Vineyards site on Tesla Road, according to the WARN letter.
“The workforce reductions are expected to be permanent,” a Zimeno Inc. and Monarch Tractor human resources representative wrote in the WARN notice sent to the state EDD…