Choice Hotels laying off 85 employees at its Maryland headquarters

Choice Hotels International Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is laying off 85 workers at its headquarters over the next two months in a retooling of its revenue consulting operations. The $5.57 billion hotel chain, which is pursuing a hostile takeover of budget hotel competitor Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: WH), posted a Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the state of Maryland on Wednesday saying 85 employees would be losing their jobs due to a “plant closure.”