CLT airport parking garage operator loses contract, will lay off nearly 200 workers
A national parking services and management company will lay off over 180 workers when it stops operating at the Charlotte airport.
By June 30, AmeriPark and Republic Parking will no longer manage parking operations at Charlotte Douglas Airport.
With AmeriPark losing its airport contract, 188 employees will be laid off, according to an N.C. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) report received on March 20 by the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The report was posted on Monday, March 23. Such notices are required by federal law during mass layoffs.
In 2014, AmeriPark was chosen to take over curbside valet at Charlotte Douglas. And AmeriPark currently operates the Express Deck Preferred Parking garage at 5625 Wilkinson Blvd.
Airport officials said the facility put out a Request for Proposals last year searching for an airport parking and valet services contractor.
ACE Parking was selected as the contractor and Charlotte City Council approved the $6.65 million annual contract last month. ACE will take over operations on July 1.
AmeriPark did not return a request for comment Monday.
AmeriPark notes that some of the impacted employees may be hired by the new management company, if they meet the operator’s qualifications, according to the report. If not, the workers will be laid off. The site is a non-union location and there are no bumping rights.
Airport officials echoed the sentiment, stating ACE will handle all hiring decisions.
Mecklenburg County layoffs for March near 650
This is the third layoff announcement in Mecklenburg County this month.
On March 11, Kenco Logistic Services announced it would be laying off 86 employees by May 17 due to a cancelled contract. And last week, Family Dollar said it was closing its distribution center in Matthews and laying off 373 employees.
That’s a total of 647 layoffs for the county so far this month that required WARN notices.
About AmeriPark and Republic Parking
AmeriPark and Republic Parking are owned by Reimagined Parking. Reimagined also owns Impark, Lanier Parking and Park One.
The New York-based parking operator has over 6,500 employees and manages 2,500 parking garages at commercial, retail, hospitality and airport facilities.
Annually, the company generates 34 million transactions throughout 275 cities, according to Reimagined’s website.
This story was originally published March 23, 2026 at 10:14 AM.
