Telect Inc. to lay off 116 in Plano

PLANO – Telect Inc. will close its production facility at 1801 10th St., leaving 116 employees out of work.

Telect plans to lay off the employees at its metals fabrication and systems development center between Jan. 11 and May 31, according to a Nov. 11 letter it filed with the Texas Workforce Commission under the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

The eliminations are expected to be permanent.

Telect is headquartered in Liberty Lake, Washington, and has manufacturing facilities in Guadalajara, Mexico. The company designs, manufactures and integrates copper, fiber, power and rack network infrastructure equipment, according to its web site.