Logistics company increases number of Tampa layoffs eightfold

Companies have posted 1,470 layoffs to Florida’s jobs database since Aug. 14, a potential sign of trouble for the state’s economy.

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A week after LGSTX Cargo Services told state officials it was laying off 26 employees in Tampa, it has sent a second letter increasing the number of jobs to be cut to 217.

 

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