K-Mart to lay off more than 300 in Triad
GREENSBORO - K-Mart will layoff more than 300 workers from two Piedmont Triad stores, the governor's office announced this afternoon.
The retail chain notified the State Department of Commerce it is laying off 147 workers at its store at 1302 Bridford Parkway in Greensboro and 159 workers at its Burlington store at 529 Huffman Mill Road, according to press release from Gov. Mike Easley's office.
The layoffs will begin Dec. 9, according a notice filed with the state.
Easley said the state will deploy its Rapid Response Team to assist workers in finding new jobs.
A spokeswoman with the department of commerce said K-Mart's notice said the stores are "changing formats," and did not say whether the stores will close.
Messages left for officials with K-Mart's corporate offices were not immediately returned.
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