Crain’s Detroit Business (06/17/13) Chad Halcom
Staffing firms Sodexo North America and Powerlink Facilities Management Services have notified the Michigan Workforce Development Agency that around 650 employees will be laid off by Aug. 12 if Detroit Public Schools does not resolve an unpaid building services contract. The contract covers building engineers, grounds keepers, landscape personnel, and other facility management services in the school district, which reportedly has missed more than $18 million in payments.