A Piney Flats Tennessee Company Has Announced A Reduction In It’s Workforce. Bell Helicopter Based In Ft. Worth Texas Is The Parent Company Of Edwards & Associates Incorporated And Announced This Week That Nearly 50 Have Been Laidoff. Bell Officials Said The Layoffs Will Be From All Segments Of The Company And Blame The Current Economic Conditions On The Reduction. The Company Has Declined To Say Whether The Layoffs Are Permanent. The Piney Flats Company Customizes After-Market Helicopters. This Marks The Second Such Layoff By The Company In The Past Ten Months.