List of Employment Layoffs in Central Florida During the Next 60 Days... (Altamonte Springs: closing, law)

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The U.S. Department of Labor requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of mass layoffs.

The State of Florida has 24 Regional Workforce Boards, which are responsible for providing direct assistance to employers and workers affected by layoffs and business closings.

Here is a list of expected layoffs across Central Florida (Counties of Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia and Brevard) during the next 60 days, as posted by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity:

• CenturyLink (248 employees affected)
  850 E. Altamonte Drive
  Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
• Luke & Associates, Inc. (73 employees affected)
  775 E. Merritt Island Causeway
  Suite 230
  Merritt Island, FL 32952
• MetLife (77 employees affected)
  2400 Maitland Center Parkway
  Maitland, FL 32751
• Mitsui Bussan Logistics, Inc. (192 employees affected)
  Statewide
  Statewide, FL 00000
• United Space Alliance, LLC (208 employees affected)
  1102 John Glenn Blvd.
  Titusville, FL 32780
• Kmart Store #3676 (66 employees affected)
  810 Saxon Boulevard
  Orange City, FL 32763
• Kmart Store #7447 (73 employees affected)
  1724 State Road 44
  New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
• QinetiQ North America (75 employees affected)
  NASA Kennedy Space Center
  Cape Canaveral AFS
  Cocoa Beach, FL 32920
• Sears Holdings Corporation - #01687 (53 employees affected)
  101 E. International Speed
  Deland, FL 32724

Approximate Workers Affected in Central Florida: 1,065

SOURCES:
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity: 2012 *WARN Notices

U.S. Department of Labor: Compliance Assistance By Law - The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) (http://www.dol.gov/compliance/laws/comp-warn.htm - broken link)

[Aimewitue]

I wonder if a list of companies that are hiring in central florida area exist?

[annerk]

My company is still looking for a few people (we just hired half a dozen), but with a very specific skill set. The jobs aren't advertised because it's a niche business and we've found that word of mouth and employee referrals is the best way to hire good quality people.