Mzinga, a Burlington, MA, provider of Web-based social media and training software, has laid off 18 percent of its workers, leaving the firm with 170 employees, according to a company blog post. The blog post also revealed that CEO Rick Faulk will be leaving the firm and Barry Libert, the company’s executive chairman, has taken over the chief executive role. The layoffs are reflected in our updated Boston Tech Layoff Tracker. The new round of layoffs was due to the slow economy and follows the firm’s January announcement that it let go 15 workers.
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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