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PHOENIX \u2014 SDH Education West LLC, doing business as Sodexo, is laying off nearly 500 workers in Phoenix, according to a filing with the Arizona Department of Economic Security.<\/p>\n

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Its contract to manage campus dining concepts at Grand Canyon University’s Phoenix campus expires July 14. <\/p>\n

After a bidding process, GCU awarded the contract to Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) to provide campus dining, retail, catering, and athletics-related hospitality programs.<\/p>\n

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“Aramark has already expressed their intent to hire employees from Sodexo who are currently employed on GCU’s campus \u2014 both full-time and part-time student workers \u2014 and we are confident in their commitment to ensuring a smooth transition for those affected,” said Bob Romantic, spokesman for GCU. <\/p>\n

“Aramark held a meeting on campus with those employees last week, and more are scheduled in the coming weeks.”<\/p>\n

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Read more of this story from the Business Journal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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