Tennesse – 185 Gaylord workers face layoff

Gaylord Entertainment Co.’s restructuring plan would affect more than 300 local employees, two-thirds of whom will be out of work if a deal with Marriott International goes through this fall.

The Nashville-based hospitality company said Tuesday that it would eliminate an estimated 310 corporate positions if the plan wins shareholder approval. Of those, about 185 people would be laid off.

The remaining 125 or so workers probably would move over to Marriott International Inc. as it takes over operations of Gaylord’s four resort hotels as part of a restructuring plan unveiled in May. That deal is to be voted on by Gaylord stockholders in mid-September.

“As we expressed during May’s press announcement, this is an extremely difficult and unfortunate part of the reorganization process,” Gaylord officials said in a prepared statement…

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