(Newton, IA) — Newton-based T-P-I Composites has announced plans to lay off 710 of its employees. The information has been posted on the Iowa Workforce Development’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act website. State law requires companies to disclose mass layoffs or plant closures within 60 days. Officials with the city of Newton announced last month the facility would be suspending production later this year. About 800 people work at the plant. T-C-I Composites was founded 58 years ago and has been producing wind turbine blades since 2001.
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