FedEx closing four SWFL facilities, laying off over 200

FedEx is laying off 221 employees and eight managers in Southwest Florida as it closes three facilities across the region.

In four letters sent to the state this week, Federal Express Corp. announced the job cuts saying it was shutting down two shipping facilities in Naples and one each in Fort Myers and Punta Gorda.

The Memphis delivery giant wrote in the letter that an unspecified number of employees who work at the facilities would be transferred. It also said employees whose positions are being eliminated "will be provided options to consider, including relocation, severance or a leave of absence during which they may pursue other positions within the company.”