Tervis to lay off 60 of 129 total employees

Venice drinkware manufacturer Tervis will lay off nearly half its employees, the company announced Friday — eight days after filing for bankruptcy. 

It will cut 60 workers, according to a letter its director of human resources sent to the Florida Department of Commerce. Half the layoffs will be at the company’s Venice headquarters, according to the letter.

Tervis filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sept. 5 and announced it would be conducting layoffs as part of the reorganization. At the time, Tervis employed 129 people, according to court filings.