Medical supply giant to close area facility, lay off more than 500 people

Stryker is shutting down its Lakeland production facility, will begin layoffs Dec. 31

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 11:04 a.m. November 1, 2021
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LOOPNET: Stryker is closing it's facility in Lakeland and laying off 523 employees over the next two years.
LOOPNET: Stryker is closing it's facility in Lakeland and laying off 523 employees over the next two years.
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LAKELAND — Michigan-based medical technology and supply company Stryker is laying off 532 employees in the next two years as it closes and unwinds its Lakeland production facility.

The company, in a letter to state officials, says the facility will permanently close by Dec. 31, 2023. The first wave of layoffs will begin Dec. 31 of this year with 26 job cuts.

 

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