DeLorme to cut 10 jobs as GPS focus sharpens
Yarmouth-based mapping company DeLorme has laid off 10 people, a move the company says is part of a transition from traditional mapping products to high-tech GPS devices. The company now employs 75 people.
The Bangor Daily News reported company officials say sales of traditional mapping products — like the Maine Atlas and Gazetteer — are stable, but not growing. Kim Stiver, the DeLorme's vice president of marketing, told the paper that the company continues to transition from traditional mapping products to satellite-enabled communications and data-delivery, requiring a change in employees’ skill sets.
Stiver said sales of the company’s inReach satellite communicator have been strong, but declined to say what percentage the product makes up of total sales.
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