Minnetonka’s ViroMed to Close a Lab

A Minnetonka-based company is closing a lab and laying off 79 workers, Twin Cities Business reported Wednesday.

ViroMed Laboratories Inc., a subsidiary of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp), “offers a comprehensive menu of specialized infectious disease tests and adjunctive technical, clinical and regulatory support,” according to the company’s website.

LabCorp recently notified the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development that it plans to cut 79 of 104 employees beginning July 1 and concluding in September, according to Twin Cities Business.

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