Bracing for cuts, layoffs (Boston Globe)
Cities and towns braced for layoffs and service reductions after Governor Deval Patrick late last month announced the most Draconian local aid cuts in years.
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Archive for January, 2009
AOL to Layoff Workforce (Overclockers Club)
Because of the economy, as all the recent reports have been regarding layoffs, AOL will be dropping approximately ten percent of its workforce. While this number represents 700 employees to the company, it will also be elimination marit-pay increases. AOL is blaming the layoff plans on the decrease in advertising that companies as a whole are making. It seems also that it is doing so bad, the …
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Caterpillar plans ‘on track’ despite layoffs (Seguin Gazette-Enterprise)
SEGUIN — Officials say that Caterpillar’s recent layoffs will not affect the facility being constructed in Seguin. Caterpillar announced plans on Monday to cut workers at plants throughout the country, bringing expected layoffs to a total of 20,000 this year.
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Building products company announces Boise layoffs (KTVB Boise)
BOISE — A building products facility in Boise has announced layoffs. A spokesperson for Weyerhaeuser says the move affects 23 employees and six full-time contractors.
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