United Parcel Service intends to shut a Baltimore County distribution warehouse and lay off 540 employees, in accordance with a state database.UPS notified the Maryland Division of Labor on June 20 that it’s closing its facility at 3901 Vero Street on Aug. 23. The 182,000-square foot facility is situated off of Interstate 95 and simply southwest of Baltimore metropolis limits.In an announcement, UPS stated it’s closing the power to modernize it. The modernization is a part of a broader firm technique to extend automation by way of robotics and synthetic intelligence. UPS stated the power is predicted to reopen in 2025, however a spokeswoman declined to say how many individuals will work there.“Our workers are extraordinarily essential to us, and we’re working to position as many workers as attainable in different positions at our onsite short-term hub or in close by services,” the corporate stated in an announcement. “We stay dedicated to working with them all through this transition and offering help. This short-term closure gained’t impression customer support and we have now plans in place to proceed servicing the Baltimore group.”The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. Turn out to be one.The corporate laid off 118 individuals on the similar facility in March, in accordance with the state database.Unionized UPS workers acquired vital pay raises final 12 months following contract negotiations, in accordance with The New York Occasions, however in January CEO Carol Tomé stated the corporate deliberate to put off about 12,000 workers this 12 months.