She cited Schlumberger's decision to relocate its area headquarters to Sugar Land, the expansion of Applied Optoelectronics and the addition of a new FedEx facility in Missouri City.
Keri Curtis Schmidt, president and CEO of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, also remained upbeat. She said there are more than 63,000 jobs in the city, and the commercial real estate market continues to perform well.
"But overall, we feel like the impact to the city will be minimal." "We take very seriously every job within Sugar Land and never like to hear of a business closing down," she said. Jennifer May, director of economic development for Sugar Land, learned about the layoffs late last week. It's giving severance packages to eligible workers, though he wouldn't elaborate on those packages. Murphy said the company is assisting workers in finding other jobs, including jobs within the company when possible. It also owns several brands, including BakeMark, Brill, Meister Marken, Multifoods, Waldkorn and Westco. It provides specialized ingredients, including dry mixes, fillings, icings, glazes and mélange, and it bakes finished products such as cakes, doughnuts, brownies and specialty breads. The facility is limited in what and how much can be produced, he said.ĬSM serves customers in more than 100 countries. While declining to detail operations in the Fort Bend County community, CSM spokesman Dennis Murphy said the company decided the manufacturing would be more economical elsewhere. President and CEO Robert Sharpe said in a statement last week that the moves are designed to "enhance our overall productivity, capabilities and capacity to allow us to profitably grow the business in the years ahead." The job cuts were announced Monday by the Texas Workforce Commission.
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