Hoffmaster Group, a Fort Wayne manufacturer of paper straws, will lay off 53 workers this fall.

In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed May 13, the company in the 7000 block of Innovation Boulevard said the first 40 layoffs will occur Oct. 3 with others to follow Nov. 7.

The notice provided to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development said employees will receive separation benefits.

Affected workers include industrial engineering technicians, general and operations managers, maintenance and machinery workers, assemblers and fabricators.

In August, Hoffmaster Group was one of the local employers that had tax breaks canceled by the City Council for failing to meet the projected number of jobs – nearly 160 – that were expected in 2018. The company had been granted a

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