Chromalloy Nevada, among the largest employers in Carson City, has laid off 91 people, a spokeswoman for the company confirmed Friday.
The cuts were because of a downturn in business at the Carson City jet engine parts manufacturing and repair plant. It was the only location in the company to reduce its staff.
The cuts started two weeks ago when 79 employees - working for Chromalloy as contractors - were cut from the payrolls. On Friday, 12 full-time employees were laid off.
The positions eliminated included production staff and administrators.
"Further reductions may be required to align our business with the current environment that we operate in," said Cathy Gedvilas, a spokeswoman for Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation, which is owned by New York-based Sequa Group. The Carlyle Group, an international equity firm, bought Sequa in 2007.
After the cuts, Gedvilas said the Carson City location now has about 450 full time positions.
The company laid off about 150 employees in December 2008. In May, the company got a $22,000 state grant to train and hire up to 22 people.
Carson City's unemployment rate is 13.2 percent.
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