Canadian-American Structured Solutions Inc., headquartered
in
has laid off about half the employees it hired when the company opened its
doors in May.
The
75 workers last spring when it chose
as its headquarters in a warehouse at
S. 24th St. W.
address the housing shortage in 10 Western states and three Canadian provinces.
CASS Homes’ president and chief executive, Lorne Wallace, of
Saturday afternoon that while less than a handful of employees have been
terminated, the layoff of about 30 workers is only temporary.
“We have full intention of hiring people back on by late February,”
Wallace said. “We have a significant amount of projects in the near future and
with it, we intend bringing people back on board in about a 30 day range.”
Wallace said the company is completing a seven-unit townhome
project in Baker next week.
In the meantime, CASS Homes is preparing for a 12-unit
project in Glendive and a 90 home subdivision in
in February.
“This is a temporary situation as we wait for materials to
arrive for our next projects,” Wallace said. “And this is a very common
practice within the industry.”
Once the materials arrive, the pieces of the project are
prepared in
shipped to the project site and then assembled, he said.
Wallace said with the upcoming projects, the privately
owned company intends to hire up to an additional 25 workers in addition to
bringing back employees from the temporary furlough.
“We have many projects projected through the remainder of
the year, and we continue to see the need for more people.”
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