CHICOPEE, Mass. (WGGB) — Sixty employees have been laid off from a Chicopee manufacturer as part of a “streamlining process.”
Siemens Energy, the parent company for TurboCare on Westover Road, announced Friday that they are consolidating their Manchester, Conn. facility with their headquarters and manufacturing facility in Chicopee.
The restructuring, which is also ongoing in other Siemens businesses, is expected to be completed by the end of the year, and will result in the permanent shutdown of the Manchester site.
The combination of facilities is being done “in order to adapt to changing market demands in the power generation industry,” according to Siemens Energy spokesperson Melanie Forbrick.
“The uncertainty surrounding the Federal Clean Air regulations, as well as the related high costs associated with retrofitting the aging coal-fired power generation fleet has resulted in a steep decline in new orders. We have worked very hard to manage the consequences of the market conditions, all of which are beyond our control and are affecting the entire industry,” adds Forbrick.
All effected TurboCare employees, both from the Chicopee and Manchester sites, are being offered “a comprehensive package, which includes severance pay for permanent employees with at least six months of service, benefits continuation, outplacement services and educational assistance,” Forbrick notes.
“While decisions that impact employees and communities are always extremely difficult, this business decision was necessary to properly size the business in response to the market conditions,” she says.
If you think this is not directly connected to Obama’s “new world order” you are a fool. This is the best of “hope and change”. Congratulations, you slit your own throat.
Yup, things are much better than 4 yrs ago!
Yup, things are much better than 4 yrs ago!
Wow, just in time for the holidays! That’s BS!!!!!
Wow, just in time for the holidays! That’s BS!!!!!
I love how people think the POTUS is somehow responsible for companies laying people off. I am not an Obama supporter but know enough about economics and politics to know that there is no correlation between the two.
I love how people think the POTUS is somehow responsible for companies laying people off. I am not an Obama supporter but know enough about economics and politics to know that there is no correlation between the two.
Big improvement in our economy!! Keep Obama in for 4 more years, it can only get better right? SMH
Not sure why president is blamed. Did he consolidate it. And 6 months severence. Pretty damn good paid full wages NOT having to work. I got laid off no severence. No notice.
Not sure why president is blamed. Did he consolidate it. And 6 months severence. Pretty damn good paid full wages NOT having to work. I got laid off no severence. No notice.
Actually people, if you read the article, the layoffs have nothing to do with the president. Its because of everyone protesting coal plants, and the EPA. Older coal plants are having a harder time keeping up with the continually changing regulations. Seimans deals with turbines within power plants. Remember next time you want to protest something it will negatively affect someone else and their family! Tree huggers are trying to shut everything down and then complain that people lost jobs or the price of electricity is too high.
where does it stop. No drastic change has been made so a change must be made. If the next gut cant do it we let him go too.
@Mick, I can’t stand Obama, but the regulations set on power plants has been strict way before Obama. The EPA is pressured by a lot of the public and activists.
Well It is disappointing to see some of the obviously ignorant statements here.
For Obama ………forward with food stamp instead of jobs
At least the jobs aren’t going to China.
At least the jobs aren’t going to China.
its a joke, the town. fed governments cant budget sht. rep or dems all promise u this thst eaisr taxes give the the poor. I dont hv faith in any of them
sabrina at least the comments are not as stupid as the one you said
sabrina at least the comments are not as stupid as the one you said
i think your the ingorent one
i think your the ingorent one
people who think its obama fault need to go back to school and learn how to read. if you read sean comments you might understand
So sorry for them all! May GOD BLESS them all!
I guess they’ll just have to find jobs in this new “clean energy” industry that we keep hearing about.
I guess they’ll just have to find jobs in this new “clean energy” industry that we keep hearing about.
I thought the epa was a federal government agency,the potus must have SOMETHING to do with it or is my thinking all wrong here?
I thought the epa was a federal government agency,the potus must have SOMETHING to do with it or is my thinking all wrong here?
for someone that works at collins electric , you would think they would have some knowledge of the clean energy industry . and that these employees have a good chance at getting a job in such field , seeing as how they are needed and have thousands of job openings !!!!!
So sorry for them all! May GOD BLESS them all!
I know someone recently laid off but it is “NOT” OBAMA’S fault! This economy goes way back. Instead of assigning blame does any candidate starting from town/ city gov’t have any clue or solid idea on how NOT to have jobs keep being set overseas (or out sourcing, as it’s called!)! We need to keep jobs here at all costs! I will be happy to vote for anyone that can stop the stem of jobs going out of the United States! What about a idea of some sort to keep these companies from sending there work and our jobs out of our company??? Haven’t seen or heard much talk about this during ads on tv. It would be great to hear some concrete ideas on what to do instead of the same ole “MUD SLINGING, Character attacks & I will represent you in my new job as”…….
I know someone recently laid off but it is “NOT” OBAMA’S fault! This economy goes way back. Instead of assigning blame does any candidate starting from town/ city gov’t have any clue or solid idea on how NOT to have jobs keep being set overseas (or out sourcing, as it’s called!)! We need to keep jobs here at all costs! I will be happy to vote for anyone that can stop the stem of jobs going out of the United States! What about a idea of some sort to keep these companies from sending there work and our jobs out of our company??? Haven’t seen or heard much talk about this during ads on tv. It would be great to hear some concrete ideas on what to do instead of the same ole “MUD SLINGING, Character attacks & I will represent you in my new job as”…….
Sorry, iPhone has its own mind lol and “changed” some of my words above if I wasn’t quick enough to catch it (caught some though)but u get idea!
Sorry, iPhone has its own mind lol and “changed” some of my words above if I wasn’t quick enough to catch it (caught some though)but u get idea!
karen , obama tried to get manufacturing back to the states and was going to offer tax break incentives if companies came back home . but the so called job creating republican party blocked that bill . just because they want him to fail .
then you have people like shilling that take loans from the tax payers , us it as a party palace and goes bankrupt and don’t have to pay it back . shilling is also a a die hard republican if you remember .