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Lowe's announces major layoffs

The announcement comes just months after Lowe's said an outside company was taking over their Charlotte distribution center.
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Mooresville-based Lowe's has told thousands of workers their jobs are being eliminated, according to CNBC.

We're told the company plans to outsource jobs of maintenance and assembly workers to third-party companies.  

This comes just months after Lowe's announced an outside company was taking over their Charlotte distribution center.

200 people lost their jobs there.

Stay with NBC Charlotte for the latest on this developing story.

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