PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Vertex Pharmaceuticals is laying off 125 workers in Rhode Island.
According to a Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) letter sent by Vertex to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, the layoffs are effective Aug. 5.
The company, which is located in Boston, has three buildings in Providence: two on Baker Street and one on Carolina Avenue. Vertex said the buildings “operate as an integrated campus” and will be “consolidated going forward.”…