Boston Whaler to furlough 250
Boston Whaler Inc. filed notice with the state Agency for Workforce Innovation that it will furlough 250 employees between the end of June and the end of July.
The 250 workers involved amounts to half of the Edgewater-based plant's workforce.
The company expects to recall all the workers, although they may be off work long enough to become eligible for unemployment benefits, says a company spokesman.
Boston Whaler is owned by Lake Forest, Ill.-based Brunswick Corp. (NYSE: BC).
Brunswick announced in March that it would lay off 400 employees at its Sea Ray boat subsidiary plant in Merritt Island because of the sagging economy and slower demand for boats.
The company announced in May it will cease production of its Bluewater Marine brands beginning July 1 and close its production facility in Newberry, S.C., by the end of June, resulting in the loss of 175 jobs.
Brunswick's first-quarter sales of $1.35 billion were down 3 percent from $1.39 billion for the same quarter last year. "Sales for the quarter reflected lower demand for marine products, particularly in the United States where industry retail sales were down about 17 percent in units in the first quarter," said Brunswick Chairman and CEO Dustan McCoy.
The 250 workers involved amounts to half of the Edgewater-based plant's workforce.
The company expects to recall all the workers, although they may be off work long enough to become eligible for unemployment benefits, says a company spokesman.
Boston Whaler is owned by Lake Forest, Ill.-based Brunswick Corp. (NYSE: BC).
Brunswick announced in March that it would lay off 400 employees at its Sea Ray boat subsidiary plant in Merritt Island because of the sagging economy and slower demand for boats.
The company announced in May it will cease production of its Bluewater Marine brands beginning July 1 and close its production facility in Newberry, S.C., by the end of June, resulting in the loss of 175 jobs.
Brunswick's first-quarter sales of $1.35 billion were down 3 percent from $1.39 billion for the same quarter last year. "Sales for the quarter reflected lower demand for marine products, particularly in the United States where industry retail sales were down about 17 percent in units in the first quarter," said Brunswick Chairman and CEO Dustan McCoy.
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