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Chromalloy lays off 100 employees

Tony Copeland said business "has been real slow" recently at Chromalloy.Copeland, who worked in quality assurance, said he worked for Chromalloy for 141⁄2 years before being laid off Monday. Copeland was one of 100 employees laid off because of the lack of business at the manufacturer's two Carson City plants.Chromalloy spokesman Cathy Gedvilas said the layoffs were ordered in part because of reductions in military spending plus the flat economy in Europe and Asia.Chromalloy does high-tech repairs, coatings, and reengineered parts for jet engines and critical components for commercial airlines, the military, industrial turbine engines, and other applications. Gedvilas said about …

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