Specialized Bicycle layoffs hit Boulder operation

BOULDER — California-headquartered Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. has laid off workers across its organization, including 15 at the company’s Boulder operation.

Four of the laid-off Specialized employees worked in research and product-development roles, with the remainder coming from account management, software development, e-commerce, marketing and program management positions, according to a Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice filed this month with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. None of the laid-off employees were members of a union, the letter said. 

“Over the last three years, the industry has changed at an incredible pace and shown that cycling is more…