Corning to lay off thousands

The parent company of one of Wilmington’s major employers is eliminating thousands of jobs.

Corning is laying off 3,500 employees. That is about 13 percent of its global workforce.

These cuts include the 500 jobs that were lost at the company’s Wilmington and Hickory locations late last year.

Despite our repeated inquiries, Corning would not say if Wilmington workers will be affected in these latest cuts.