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Hotel del Coronado to lay off workers amid major renovations

The sprawling property with white shingles and a red roof is in the midst of a $200 million facelift.
Credit: AP
FILE - This Aug. 29, 2005, file photo, shows an aerial view of the historic Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, Calif. Southern California's historic Hotel Del Coronado could temporarily cut up to 160 employees as it prepares to shut down boutiques, a restaurant and its spa amid renovations. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, the beach resort notified the state it may have to lay off 10% of its workforce. But the hotel tells the Employment Development Department it's possible the cuts could be fewer than anticipated or staggered. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh,File)

CORONADO, Calif. — The  historic Hotel del Coronado could temporarily cut up to 160 employees as it prepares to shut down boutiques, a restaurant and its spa amid renovations.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Thursday the beach resort notified the state it may have to lay off 10% of its workforce. But the hotel tells the Employment Development Department it's possible the cuts could be fewer than anticipated or staggered.

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The sprawling property with white shingles and a red roof is in the midst of a $200 million facelift.

The newspaper says once completed by the end of 2021, the revamped resort will have a new conference center, 142 more guestrooms, and a redo of the ocean-view sun deck.

The hotel built in 1888 was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977.

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