When Integra Telecom Holdings announced Thursday it would , the Vancouver, Wash., company also told Colorado’s labor department it was downsizing in Denver.
Approximately 59 people will lose their jobs at the , where Integra sells internet and voice services to medium-sized businesses. The layoffs are expected to be completed by the end of the year. Integra plans to keep the Denver facility open after cuts, according to a letter the company sent to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
In an e-mail response, Integra spokeswoman Ani Vattano said, “We are not sharing the specifics around staff reductions per market but following the split, approximately 83% of combined employees will focus on the Electric Lightwave fiber-based business.”
According to , the Denver facility will continue to be part of Integra’s incumbent operations that focus on medium-sized business and include sites in Minnesota and North Dakota. But the greater part of Integra’s business becomes , which targets large enterprise users who need secure, high-speed internet.
Marc Willency, Integra’s CEO, becomes Electric Lightwave’s CEO. Willency previously worked at Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications and TW Telecom.