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DSquared cuts 83 Seattle jobs after losing two major food-service contracts
Seattle catering company DSquared Hospitality laid off 83 employees after T-Mobile and Benaroya Hall ended contracts with the company. The cuts affect more than a quarter of its workforce.
Seattle catering company DSquared Hospitality laid off 83 employees after losing contracts with T-Mobile and Benaroya Hall, the company’s two key clients, according to information published Oct. 22.
The layoffs represent more than a quarter of DSquared’s workforce. The contracts went to larger, global service providers, the company’s business report said.
The losses underscore how contract decisions by major institutions and corporations can sharply affect local suppliers and their workers. The available information did not identify the replacement providers or specify when the layoffs took effect.