After a round of layoffs, one popular sportswear company plans to create more Portland OR jobs.
Earlier this month, Adidas America Inc. laid off a small number of employees as part of a restructuring effort in the United States. The company did not release the exact number of workers who were let go, but said it would release further details at a later date, according to an article by Portland Business Journal.
That same restructuring plan, however, will ultimately result in the addition of 60 jobs at the company’s Portland headquarters. Adidas, which is the North American subsidiary of the German sportswear and apparel company Adidas AG, currently employs 800 workers at its headquarters.
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