HAZEL PARK — Automotive supplier Avancez is cutting its second shift this month, resulting in the permanent layoffs of 143 workers at its Hazel Park facility.

The move was detailed in a notice submitted Nov. 7 by Avancez in compliance with WARN — the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988. WARN is a federal labor law that requires employers of certain sizes to issue advance notice before mass layoffs or site closures. A WARN notice is filed with a state’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.

Avancez is located at the Tri-County Commerce Center, the site of the former Hazel Park Raceway at the corner of 10 Mile and Dequindre roads. At press time Dec. 4, the layoffs were expected to begin Dec. 5 and be completed within 14 days.

“We expect these layoffs to be pe

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