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Starwood Layoffs at Headquarters Are Set to Begin By Year’s End

Deanna Ting

Photo Credit: A brand showcase room at Starwood's headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. New parent company Marriott, which is based in Bethesda, Maryland, is laying off 163 Starwood employees based in this office by year's end. Starwood / HOK

Skift Take

We knew this was coming, but it's still tough to take the news in. What will be interesting to continue watching is how and when Marriott eventually moves to its new HQ building in Maryland, and how many Starwood employees will want to transfer to Maryland from Connecticut.

Now that Marriott's acquisition of Starwood has officially closed and the integration process is in full swing, the $250 million in "synergies" touted by Marriott are beginning to appear. Some of the first of those synergies? Some 163 layoffs at Starwood's main office in Stamford, Connecticut. On Oct. 28, Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott International filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice with the Connecticut Department of Labor, informing the state that it will lay off 163 Starwood employees based in Stamford from December 31, 2016 to January 13, 2017. A Marriott spokesperson issued Skift the following statement about the layoffs: "The Marrio

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