The Kennedy Center will move forward with layoffs “in the days and weeks ahead,” Executive Director Matt Floca said in an email to staff members Wednesday night.
The internal announcement comes as the center plans to close for two years of renovations starting in July.
“We will begin executing the difficult staffing decisions that support the broader operational changes required to meet the realities of this time at the Center,” Floca, who took the helm of the Kennedy Center this month, wrote in the email obtained by NBC News.
“Each of you has contributed to the legacy of this institution, and these decisions have not been made lightly. It is my sincere intention that each personnel action be carried out with consideration and care,” he added.
Floca managed facilities and operations at the center until earlier this month, when the Kennedy Center board, handpicked by President Donald Trump, moved him into the position previously
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