U.S. Cellular to lay off 765
U.S. Cellular Corp. will lay off 55 workers in Indiana – including nine in Fort Wayne – as the company tries to concentrate on more profitable markets, a company email said Tuesday. The Chicago-based...
View ArticleLayoff notices sent to 253 more Boeing workers
Boeing continued culling its Puget Sound workforce this summer, sending layoff notices Tuesday to 253 workers due to be laid off by mid-July. This week’s layoff notices were the third set of workforce...
View ArticleEnerflex closing Casper plant 89 jobs affected
Enerflex Limited, a supplier of natural gas compression and processing equipment, announced Thursday it’s shutting down its Casper plant and laying off employees because of a shift in the market from...
View ArticleOneWest Bank to lay off 725 workers in Austin
OneWest Bank said it will lay off 725 workers in Austin following the announcement last week that part of its business is being acquired by Ocwen Financial Corp. The layoffs at the Austin facility,...
View ArticleNaperville Kmart to Close Naperville, IL
Kmart, part of Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp., plans to lay off 98 employees when it closes its Naperville store in the spring. The store, located at 1199 E. Ogden Ave., could close as...
View ArticleFlorida AG Pam Bondi says Bank of America breaking Mortgage Rules
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi criticized Bank of America on Thursday for failing to follow the rules of a national mortgage settlement reached last year over the practice of robo-signing during...
View ArticlePasadena Unified to issue 82 layoff notices
Pasadena Unified school board members voted 4-3 on Tuesday to issue pink slips for 82 teachers, counselors and nurses as part of cost-cutting measures to address declining public school enrollment and...
View ArticlePost Closing Modesto Plant 140 lose jobs
Food maker Post announced Thursday it is considering closing its manufacturing facility in Modesto. The reason behind the possible closure is to “improve operational efficiency and to position the...
View ArticleConsumers Cautious About Spending Even as Confidence Rises
Consumers who plan to spend more on home improvement in the month ahead, according to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor in May 2013. The index was unchanged in the May report, at 17%. Consumers...
View Article3800 Fired in Philly School District
The fallout from the Philadelphia School District’s dreaded "doomsday" budget began Friday as officials said they sent out nearly 3,800 pink slips to employees from assistant principals to secretaries....
View ArticleHoneywell Closing York PA Site Over 100 Lose Jobs
Honeywell Process Solutions, a business unit of Honeywell International, plans to close a plant in York, Penn., by early 2014, affecting over 100 workers there. “Honeywell continually evaluates its...
View ArticleHasbro Toys to cut 550 jobs
Toy maker Hasbro said Friday that its fourth-quarter revenue failed to meet expectations because of weaker-than-expected demand over the holidays. It plans to cut about 10 percent of its workforce and...
View ArticleDanville’s Amcor Packaging Plant to Close
Danville, VA – Officials from Amcor Tobacco Packaging announced Wednesday that they are closing the company’s manufacturing facility in Danville. The Danville plant employs 67 workers. Officials say...
View ArticleSan Miguel County Commissioners approves voluntary layoff & Extensive...
In an effort to reduce costs, San Miguel County Commissioners on Wednesday approved a voluntary layoff and retirement program for county employees. The incentive package the county is offering would...
View ArticleSymantec to lay off up to 1K employees
Symantec may be in the process of laying off up to 1,000 people after announcing yesterday that it plans to restructure the company’s focus and increase revenue. The company made famous by its...
View ArticleLowes To Acquire 60 Orchard Supply Hardware Stores
Home improvement retailer Lowe’s Companies entered into an asset purchase agreement with Orchard Supply Hardware to acquire most Orchard assets. Lowe’s will pay about $205 million in cash and assume...
View ArticleHibbing Newspaper Printing Plant closing
The publisher of several newspapers in Minnesota’s Iron Range is shuttering the printing press that produces the papers, shifting that work to the owner of the Duluth News-Tribune. The News-Tribune...
View ArticleDell Kills Cloud Computing Project Sends Layoff Notices to over 300
Dell has decided not to build out its public cloud and will instead rely on partners such as Joyent to provide infrastructure services. A source close to the matter said layoff notices at the company...
View ArticleCovidien Medical Devices shutting down Argyle plant 183 Jobs Gone
The town of Argyle, NY, where the first disposable catheter was invented, is losing perhaps its largest manufacturing plant producing that and other medical devices. Covidien on Monday made official...
View ArticleCaterpillar closing Pa. plant 250 jobs lost
Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc. is closing its distribution facility in central Pennsylvania. The York Distribution Center in Springettsbury Township employs 250 people. Caterpillar spokesman Jim Dugan...
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