Cobb EMC cutting up to 110 jobs – Atlanta Business Chronicle

Cobb EMC will cut between 50 and 110 staff and line jobs through an offer of voluntary separation packages as part of its transition out of non-energy businesses.

The Marietta, Ga.,-based Electric Membership Corporation said a recent company review found it was “significantly overstaffed” in certain areas compared to peer companies nationally and some of the company’s information technology systems are out of alignment with current needs and could be replaced with less complicated systems more appropriate to the company’s core business.

“This initiative has multiple objectives,” said Cobb EMC President and CEO Chip Nelson, in a statement. “The first is to align our systems and our workforce with the needs of the business. As we’ve refocused on our core business as an energy provider in our service districts, we’ve identified opportunities to operate more efficiently and effectively where both our technology systems and staffing levels are concerned.”

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