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Separations to continue through office's close by end of year
Jump to full article: Stamford (CT) Advocate, 2009-01-15
Author: Peter Healy Staff Writer
Intro: UST Inc., the smokeless tobacco products maker that Altria Group Inc. bought last week, announced the first 34 layoffs stemming from the shutdown of its Stamford headquarters by year's end.
The company said Monday in a letter to the Connecticut Department of Labor that the 34 people will leave March 18. The firings range from four administrative assistants to UST's vice president, general counsel and assistant secretary and its executive vice president, chief legal officer and secretary. Altria and UST would not identify those who hold the two senior positions to be cut.
"We anticipate additional separations to occur at regular intervals until the facility is closed," UST Vice President Steven Younes said in the letter.
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