Major Company Plans To Close Shelton Facility, Layoffs Planned: WARN Notice

SHELTON, CT — A global corporation announced this week plans to close its manufacturing facility in Shelton next year, resulting in the termination of nearly 70 employees.

According to a WARN notice sent Tuesday to the Connecticut Department of Labor, PerkinElmer U.S. LLC currently plans to permanently close the manufacturing facility, located on Bridgeport Avenue, on April 1, 2026.

The closure is expected to occur in phases and "result in the termination of 68 employees," according to the notice.

All employees affected in the first phase have been notified that they are "expected to experience a permanent loss of employment" on Nov. 24, and affected employees in subsequent phases will be notified "no later than 60 days in advance of the date on which they will experience a permanent loss of employment," according to the notice.

"While we do not make such decisions lightly, I assure you that the wellbeing of our employees is of the utmost importance," Chief Technology Officer Dominic Gostick wrote in the WARN notice, "and we are fully committed to supporting them through this transition."

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A sample WARN notice provided to employees, included in the notice sent by PerkinElmer to the DOL, thanked employees for their "continued dedication, patience and professionalism through this difficult process and time."

A list of affected employees and their titles was also included in the notice.

A PerkinElmer spokesperson confirmed Thursday morning the company's decision to close its manufacturing activities at the Bridgeport Avenue facility.

"This will result in the separation our valued manufacturing workforce at the Shelton site, leading to the termination of 68 employees," the spokesperson said in an email to Patch, "however PerkinElmer will retain a number of non-manufacturing related roles at our current Shelton location, including high-value R&D and support function positions."

(The full WARN notice, sent to the state DOL on Sept 23, 2025, can be read here.)

A request for comment from the city was not immediately returned Wednesday.

Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce CEO Bill Purcell told the Connecticut Post on Wednesday the company will not pull out of the city entirely, however it plans to relocate its manufacturing operations to another location outside of Connecticut.

According to the company's website, PerkinElmer employs 5,000+ workers worldwide and serves 90,000 customers across diverse industries, with offices in 35 countries.

The company moved to Fairfield County in the 1940's, CT Post reports.