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East Providence manufacturer to lay off 205 employees, close plant

Updated at 1:16 p.m.

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Katie Castellani

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08/02/2024

ennovi — HUNDREDS OF employees at an East Providence manufacturer are set to be laid off as the company plans to close its plant.

EAST PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of employees at an East Providence manufacturer are set to be laid off as the company plans to close its plant. Ennovi Advanced Mobility Solutions will lay off 205 employees starting Jan. 1, 2025, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN notice, filed with the R.I. Department of

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EAST PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of employees at an East Providence manufacturer are set to be laid off as the company plans to close its plant. Ennovi Advanced Mobility Solutions will lay off 205 employees starting Jan. 1, 2025, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN notice, filed with the R.I. Department of Labor and Training July 31. The federal notification law requires companies to alert the R.I. DLT before laying off a significant number of workers. Ennovi, a Singapore-based company, expects it will be closing its plant on Ferris Avenue as part of a “strategic realignment and consolidation” of its North American manufacturing sites, Barbara Finch-Byron, human resources manager for Ennovi said in the WARN notice. The exact date for the plant closure has not been established, but Ennovi expects it to be no sooner than Jan. 1, 2025. As a result, employees who have not been offered and accepted another job with Ennovi will lose their positions on or after Jan. 1. Ennovi, which changed its name from Interplex, designs and manufactures parts for electric vehicles. According to its website, Ennovi employs more than 8,000 people across 15 locations globally.

East Providence Mayor Robert DaSilva says his administration received the WARN notice and has been in contact with Matthew Weldon, R.I. DLT director, to help with implementing DLT’s rapid response help.

The city is also working with local manufacturers and the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association to host a job fair for employees affected by the layoffs.

Felix Brockmeyer, CEO of the manufacturer igus Inc., said his company would host an on-site job fair at one of its Rumford offices. The city is also working with Ennovi representatives to provide job placements for employees.

The date, time and location of the job fair will be announced at another time.

A representative for Ennovi did not immediately answer PBN’s request for comment. (UPDATE: Adds comment from East Providence mayor in 7th and 8th paragraphs and comment from Ingus Inc. in 9th and 10th paragraphs) Katie Castellani is a PBN staff writer. You may contact her at Castellani@PBN.com.