GULFSTREAM DOWNSIZING

Gulfstream recently laid off 446 employees from 11 locations, reducing its workforce by about 3.5 per cent. The company is still hiring in areas such as manufacturing and maintenance, but reducing business support and administrative functions positions, Gulfstream Director of Corporate Communications and Media Relations Heidi Fedak told the media on October 16 this year that “In order to ensure Gulfstream’s continued long-term success, we must consistently evaluate the size and structure of the business and adjust accordingly.” “We will continue to hire and add resources in areas aligned with our strategic growth plan, while judiciously consolidating, integrating and streamlining resources that no longer align with that plan.” Gulfstream opened a new 202,000-square-foot service centre at the company’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia, in September this year. According to Heidi Fedak, the company will continue hiring technicians for its facility in Savannah and Appleton, Wisconsin, service centre which opened last August along with filling positions at planned facilities in Palm Beach, Florida and Van Nuys, California expected to open in 2020.