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Airline Plans To Lay Off 161 Workers At Port Columbus

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published June 10, 2016 at 6:02 AM EDT
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A commuter airline says it will lay off 161 workers at Port Columbus and close the airport maintenance facility. Indiana-based Republic Airways continues to reorganize after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year. The layoffs will begin on June 20.

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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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