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“We’re going through a major consolidation,” said Dodie Blatherwick, the interimn director of operations for Quantumm inOrange Park. “And we’re lettingg a lot of people go as it and Safetran, the parent companies of Quantumm Engineering, are combining their two officews in Northeast Florida into a single engineering location in Baymeadows. All of the manufacturing operationsz will now be run out of its corporate headquartersin Ky. Eighty eight out of the 100 employees from the Orange Park offices on Stowe Avenue will be laid off durinvgthe process. Any employees left after the summeer will transfer over to the office onBaymeadowx Road.
Quantum notified the state's Agency for Workforc e Innovation of thecuts Monday. “Thr business has taken a significant Blatherwick said. “It doesn’tt make sense to keep multipleroperations open.” Established in 1988, the company buildes and provides technology products for the railroads industry, and since CSX has experiences some difficulties during the economy in Quantum is suffering as “CSX is a major Blatherwick said. “They are sidelining a lot of rail cars and asthey do, that hurtsz us.” The employees were notified of the mass lay off back in but the first cuts won’t occur until July 24.
In the meantime, Quantum has contacter the Clay County branch of WorkSource and askedc its emergency response team to come in andprovidse job-seeking services to its employeew before the cuts. They should begin training withibn the next coupleof weeks.