About 70 workers at the HD Bath and Remodeling store on Winnetka Avenue in New Hope will be out of work as of April 1, according to a letter sent to Hennepin County officials. The 20 salaried and 50 hourly workers were part of a previously announced corporate layoff in which 7,000 employees lost their jobs after Atlanta-based Home Depot decided to shut down its smaller home improvement brands. No Home Depot stores in Minnesota or elsewhere will be affected, company spokeswoman Jennifer King said.
JACKIE CROSBY
