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IBM Layoffs At Rocket Center

What happened

IBM is laying off approximately 100 employees at its Rocket Center, West Virginia location, effective September 4, 2026.

Source

wcbcradio.comAug 27, 2026

IBM Layoffs At Rocket Center

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WCBC has learned that the loss of a major services contract with the Internal Revenue Service has resulted in a layoff of approximately 100 employees at the IBM location in Rocket Center, West Virginia. The federal agency chose not to renew the contract with IBM. Sources say the layoffs are effective September 4. The Rocket Center location for IBM supports federal technology and consulting programs. WCBC has reached out to IBM for comment.

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Event
Layoff

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Jobs cut
100
Takes effect
Sep 4, 2026
Location
Rocket Center, West Virginia, United States

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Numbers

Jobs cut (reported)
100
Headcount named
100

Extraction

Confidence
90%
Detected
Aug 27, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
decreases_headcount_by

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  "signal_type": "news",
  "signal_subtype": "decreases_headcount_by",
  "detected_at": "2026-08-27T07:19:47+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "IBM",
    "domain": "ibm.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.wcbcradio.com/news/ibm-layoffs-at-rocket-center/",
    "title": "IBM Layoffs At Rocket Center - WCBC Radio",
    "excerpt": "WCBC has learned that the loss of a major services contract with the Internal Revenue Service has resulted in a layoff of approximately 100 employees at the IBM location in Rocket Center, West Virginia. The federal agency chose not to renew the contract with IBM. Sources say the layoffs are effective September 4. The Rocket Center location for IBM supports federal technology and consulting programs. WCBC has reached out to IBM for comment.",
    "summary": "IBM is laying off approximately 100 employees at its Rocket Center, West Virginia location, effective September 4, 2026.",
    "location": "Rocket Center, West Virginia, USA",
    "planning": true,
    "headcount": 100,
    "confidence": 0.9,
    "published_at": "2026-08-27T07:19:47Z",
    "location_data": [
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        "city": "Rocket Center",
        "state": "West Virginia",
        "region": "Northern America",
        "country": "United States",
        "continent": "Americas",
        "fuzzy_match": false
      }
    ],
    "effective_date": "2026-09-04",
    "article_sentence": "WCBC has learned that the loss of a major services contract with the Internal Revenue Service has resulted in a layoff of approximately 100 employees at the IBM location in Rocket Center, West Virginia."
  }
}

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