Durham School Services will be laying off 304 people in Jacksonville because it lost one of its bus contracts with Duval County schools.
According to the paperwork the company filed with the state's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, the employees' last day will be July 31.
In January, Durham lost its contract for transporting students on the Westside. The $8.6 million contract for that area went to New York-based Birnie Bus Service.
Durham continues to have the Southside contract and employs about 280 full- and part-time workers for those routes.
Eric Taylor with Birnie said his company would be hiring about 340 employees in Jacksonville - drivers, mechanics, attendants and office workers - and he was certain that some would be current Durham employees.
Birnie has already interviewed more than 300 people and has 200 more interviews scheduled, he said. Anyone interested can apply online at www.birniebus.com, stop by 1142 Peavy Road or call (904) 683-3432.