From wbng.com
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pharmaceutical giant Bayer Corporation says it plans to close its administrative offices in Pittsburgh, affecting about 600 workers.
They include workers in finance, accounting, legal and technology jobs.
In November, Bayer announced it was laying off 12,000 workers by the end of 2021, or 10 percent of its workforce.
Bayer says in a statement released Tuesday the closure will happen over a two-year period.
It says the company has “the utmost appreciation for the employees and their families affected by this decision.”
Robinson Township Manager Frank Piccolino tells the Tribune Review that the community is shocked, and officials “did not see this coming at all.”
For decades the Pittsburgh site served at the German company’s North American headquarters. It lost that status in 2012 when the base was moved to New Jersey.