KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City-area consulting firm notified Missouri officials Tuesday that it is laying nearly 200 employees after it lost a contract.
Cherokee Nation Federal Consulting, LLC, which lists its offices at the IRS Processing Center at 333 W. Pershing Road, filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN notice) Tuesday with the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development.
An attorney with the company estimated that 187 employees, which reflects all employees at the location, would be affected by the loss of contract, which ends June 30, 2024.
A company spokesperson provided the following statement.
“Since 2022, Cherokee Nation Federal Consulting has proudly supported the IRS, helping process the backlog of paper tax filings due to the pandemic. This contract was always intended to be short-term and had been extended on a month-to-month basis since December. Throughout this time, we have maintained a clear and open dialogue with employees, which will continue as work comes to a close and potential follow-on projects are considered.”
The company’s website states it employs “government contracting professionals” to work on issues surrounding “national security, information technology, health solutions, Department of Defense logistics and humanitarian relief.”
The company, which is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, notes all of its profits support the Cherokee Nation Tribe.
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