Grand Rapids-based Steelcase announced Tuesday that it will lay off 200 white-collar employees. The move comes as the office furniture maker released its first-quarter earnings report showing that while the company broke even, sales plunged 33 percent, according to The Grand Rapids Press.
In addition to the white collar layoffs, company officials said “some smaller manufacturing sites” will be shuttered as well.
The company has reduced its work force by 750 white-collar positions, and 600 hourly jobs since March 2008. It has also shuttered four plants. It continues to employ 4,000 employees in Grand Rapids, and 13,000 worldwide.




