Pfizer to lay off 62 in Tampa

Global pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer is cutting 62 jobs at its Pfizer Connect facility in downtown Tampa.

The company announced the cuts Dec. 20 in a letter to the state to meet federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification requirements.

According to the letter, which refers to the layoffs as “colleague separation activity,” the cuts are permanent and expected to begin Feb. 24. “A few,” the note states, will happen between April 7 and June 2.