Vicksburg, MS, Sept. 9--One of Vicksburg's largest employers says it has eliminated four administrative positions but plans to bring in additional jobs from its Memphis offices.
Anderson-Tully officials said the company will undergo a "small restructuring" that includes bringing eight accounting positions to offices in Vicksburg.
Mike Myrick, human resources manager for ATCO, said the net effect of the plans will be an additional four to six positions in Vicksburg. Myrick did not say which jobs were eliminated from the administrative ranks of the company, which owns timber and has mills in Vicksburg.
The company, which has about 500 workers in all of its divisions, announced layoff plans in March and in May. The March layoffs affected about 57 people at the plant that makes Capella, the company's line of engineered wood flooring, and the May layoffs affected 35 at the flooring mill.
On both occasions, company officials said the layoffs were due to a temporary reduction in force due to a soft market. Also, a major customer for the veneer made at the mill had delayed its orders.
Myrick said the latest announcement does not affect any employees in the veneer mill. About 195 employees are assigned to that mill, and about 200 are employed in the company's engineered wood-flooring facility.
Anderson-Tully is a major owner of hardwood timberland in Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. It has its headquarters in Memphis, TN and its mills in Vicksburg.
