Pitney Bowes plans to close the Bridgeton, Mo., warehouse it operates under contract with the U.S. Postal Service and lay off 59 workers, the St. Louis Business Journal reports.
The closure, expected to occur by early March, is part of the Postal Service’s larger plan to reduce costs and consolidate operations, said Matt Broder, a Pitney Bowes spokesman, the newspaper reports on its Web site.
The warehouse was used for inspecting and reconditioning postal equipment, including the large mailbags and trays used in processing centers, Broder said.
The work will be transferred to another location not yet named, he said.
Stamford, Conn.-based Pitney Bowes, which employs 35,000 worldwide and reported $5.6 billion in revenue in 2009, still has workers remaining in its St. Louis district office. A local headcount wasn’t immediately available.
