National company with operations in New Mexico to lay off 118 employees

A company that offers shuttle services across the U.S. plans to lay off 118 employees in New Mexico by the end of next month.

That’s according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letter sent to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions by Hallcon Corp., headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas.

According to the letter, obtained by the Journal through an Inspection of Public Records Act request, the company’s vice president of operations, Kevin Ramsey, wrote that the company plans to sever the laid-off employees by Oct. 31 across operations in Belen, Clovis and Carlsbad. He said those employees will be paid their final wages by Nov. 12, adding that “this reduction will be permanent.”

A Journal email sent to a company email and senior director of human resources Katelynn Paul with questions on Hallcon’s operations in the state and why it plans to lay off workers went unanswered. However, Ramsey in his letter to the state said the layoffs come as a “result of unexpected client reduction in service.”

Hallcon, according to its website, offers “mobility and infrastructure services … focused on turnkey solutions for clients” that span technology companies, manufacturers, railroads, universities, corporate business parks, hospitals and airports.

The layoffs are the third-largest recorded in the state’s WARN notice — which requires companies in certain circumstances to provide 60-day notices before plant closures or mass layoffs — this year.

Bimbo Bakeries, which announced plans to close down its Albuquerque bakery, informed the state in January of layoffs that totaled 123. And in July, Jabil Inc., a manufacturer, notified the state of 130 layoffs at its Albuquerque plant.

More recently, the St. James Hotel and UU Bar Ranch in Colfax County announced 58 layoffs that will take place through October. The historic hotel, founded in 1872, closed its doors this month.