Nike gives notice of upcoming layoffs at Oregon HQ

Nike in a notice to government officials on Friday said that it “expects to part with 740 Oregon workers, all at its Washington County headquarters." The filing came as the “second wave of a mass layoff" which started with a first wave of layoffs in February. The latest round of layoffs began Friday and “will be completed by the end" of this week. Several Nike employees who were recently laid off said that the company has “offered fair severance packages." Nike "didn't provide the state with information about the job titles of impacted workers." Nike employs 83,700 employees, including 11,400 at its 400-acre headquarters campus near Beaverton ( Portland OREGONIAN, 4/19 ).