Richmond manufacturing company to permanently close, 79 employees to be laid off

RICHMOND — A manufacturing company in Richmond has announced plans to permanently close, causing 79 total employees to be laid off.

TBK America Inc., a company that specializes in the manufacturing of engine parts, will let 70 people go on Sept. 30. A second round of layoffs will be on Nov. 30, in which nine people will be let go.

The positions impacted by the layoffs will be the following:

• Assemblers
• Bookkeepers
• Clerks
• Electrical and electronics engineers
• First-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers
• Human resource officers
• Managers
• Maintenance workers
• Payroll staff

The company did not provide a reason for closing the facility.

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