Bristol Company Lays Off 74 Workers

BRISTOL, CT — Urban Mobility Now will cut 74 employees at its Amazon Fulfilment station, according to a statement from Regional Director Greg Hall. The reduction in workforce comes after a "significant downturn in business and accompanying contract termination," according to the statement.

The company will begin layoffs around Oct. 9. The layoffs may be in stages as the company works with Amazon toward contract dissolution.

"At this time, employees should consider their layoff to be permanent," the statement from Hall reads. "The company will not attempt to continue operation of its courier service by obtaining additional contracts or new business."

Employees will lose health insurance coverage after the last day of the month following their layoff. Urban Mobility Now does say it will "assist employees in their transition."

The company, which does not have union employees, has notified the state Department of Labor about the layoffs at its 71 Horizon Drive facility.

The state has had its fair share of bad news for workers in recent months. Lincoln Corporation Facility in Rocky Hill announced in June it will layoff 83 workers.

Shelton-based electric product manufacturer Hubbell Inc. will close its Newtown plant this year and move most of the work to its Puerto Rico facility. The plant currently employs 140 people, according to Hearst Connecticut Media.

The company's Burndy Bethel plant will also close, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor. The facility employs 54 people and layoffs are scheduled to take place between Aug. 2 and Dec. 31.

Hubbell renewed its lease for its Shelton headquarters, according to Hearst. The company will still employ more than 650 people in Connecticut even after the two plants close.

Gun manufacturer Stag Arms announced it would move out of its New Britain facility to a community that has more support for the firearm industry.

And the state's largest employer, United Technologies Corp. is planning to relocate about 100 jobs from its headquarters in Farmington to the Boston area as part of a giant merger. But UTC is planning to add up to 1,000 new jobs in Connecticut over the next several years, Gov. Lamont has said.