Questar Assessment to lay off 39 at Brewster facility

Thirty-nine workers at Questar Assessment Inc.”™s Brewster facility will be laid off, according to a notice filed with the New York state Department of Labor.

According to the filing, Questar will be closing its Putnam County facility on or before Nov. 30. Repeated attempts to contact Questar Assessment for comment were unsuccessful.

Questar Assessment, which also has a facility in Apple Valley, Minn., manufactures educational testing materials for schools, school districts and states, as well as providing test scoring and data reporting and analysis. Among Questar Assessment”™s products are the New York State Regents Competency Tests.