Honeywell has notified the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training it will permanently close its manufacturing plant in Smithfield by mid-November.
At the start of the pandemic, N95 masks were being produced at the facility, employing hundreds of people.
The company says all of its more than one-hundred remaining employees in Smithfield have been notified.
The first layoffs are set to begin in late April.
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