Hoskinson Contracting and Hoskinson Concrete gave walking papers to a combined 123 employees this week, and an official with one firm said the concrete company will close permanently.

The number of workers laid off is significant, according to state officials, and beyond normal seasonal fluctuations in the construction industry.

Both companies are based in Gillette and founded by Charles Hoskinson, CEO and founder of Input Output Group. He also founded the new Hoskinson Health & Wellness Clinic on the south side of town.

The construction and concrete companies were created to support the clinic, Hoskinson Contracting CEO Chris Davis said in a press statement.

“The large-scale construction needs that led the clinic to create an in-house construction company have come to an end,” Davis s

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