DUNKIRK, N.Y. — Weeks after being acquired by an Italian company, Wells Enterprises has reduced the number of layoffs made at its Dunkirk ice cream plant.
The Iowa-based food manufacturer amended its filing with the New York state Department of Labor, reducing the anticipated layoffs in Dunkirk to 183, according to the notice it filed. It originally planned to lay off 319, half of the plant's workforce.
The amendment was filed Dec. 28, and the layoffs were to take effect Dec. 31. The Dunkirk plant, which manufactures ice cream and frozen deserts, had 643 employees previously.
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