Medical device manufacturer Stryker will layoff 88 people by the end of Mayas part of a previously announced plan to close its Lakeland location by December 2023 and let go of495workers.<\/p>\n
Stryker Employment CompanyLLC, in an April 1 letter,notified Mayor Bill Mutz that it had decided to continue its program of layoffs at the company's Lakeland facility.<\/p>\n
\"We expect that this will result in the permanent layoff of approximately 495 employees and the closure of the facility by Dec. 31, 2023,\" said the letter signed by Stryker'shuman resources manager, Kathy C. Taylor.<\/p>\n
The Michigan-based company started the layoff with the elimination of 22 positions on Dec. 31, the letter said. Stryker plans to eliminate an additional 88 positions on May 31.<\/p>\n
The remaining 385job cuts are expected on a rolling basis byDec. 31, 2023, Taylor said.<\/p>\n
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The letter was sent to meet federally mandated Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act requirements, she said.<\/p>\n
The companyfirst announced the layoffs in an October letter to the state.<\/p>\n
Stryker makes orthopedics, medical and surgical and neurotechnology and spine products for hospital patients. With numerous U.S. and worldwidesubsidiaries, Stryker has about 46,000 employees worldwide, andits 2021 sales increased19.2% from the previous year to $17.1 billion.<\/p>\n
It sells medical devices in 100 countries.<\/p>\n
Since the layoffs were announced, the Stryker's publicly traded stock has average more than $270 in price. Its 52-week range has been from$236to$281.<\/p>\n
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