Edwards & Associates – a manufacturer affiliated with Bell Helicopter – has laid off 50 employees — 45 at a Piney Flats[,TN] subsidiary and five at its Bristol[,TN] headquarters — citing a declining demand for its “helicopter completion services.”
Edwards & Associates made the announcement this afternoon, and president Greg Williams said it was the first-ever layoff for the company’s Piney Flats subsidiary Aeronautical Accessories, which marks 30 years in business this year.
Source: Johnson City Press