Layoffs

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June 25, 2019 - 6:31 am

Unilever Ice Cream Plant In Henderson To Close

300 people will need to find new jobs after an announcement yesterday from Unilever that a Henderson ice cream manufacturing plant owned by the company will be closing.
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June 21, 2019 - 7:27 am

Former MGM Execs To Hold Workshops For Displaced Employees

Former MGM Resorts International executives Greg Chase, Missy Hallead and Kimberly Virtuoso will begin hosting Free Career Development Workshops for any displaced employees from recent layoffs from any company or industry in Las Vegas, as well as current job seekers.
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FILE - In this June 4, 2019, file photo, Kelsey Rose Juliana, of Eugene, Ore, speaks at a rally for a group of young people who filed an environmental lawsuit against the U.S. government in Portland, Ore. Oregon is on the precipice of becoming the second state after California to adopt a cap-and-trade program, a market-based approach to lowering the greenhouse gas emissions behind global warming. (AP Photo/Steve Dipaola, File)
June 17, 2019 - 8:36 pm

Oregon Democrats Rally Behind Cap-And-Trade Emissions Plan

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is on the precipice of becoming the second state after California to adopt a cap-and-trade program, a market-based approach to lowering the greenhouse gas emissions behind global warming. The House approved the plan 36-24 Monday after nearly six hours of debate, with...
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May 30, 2019 - 11:08 am

MGM Resorts Announces More Job Cuts, Calls Layoffs Complete

Casino giant MGM Resorts International says it’s completing planned layoffs with 779 job cuts, mostly in Las Vegas
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May 22, 2019 - 4:34 pm

Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale Of Reading Eagle To Chain

READING, Pa. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the sale of the 150-year-old Reading Eagle to a publisher known for its aggressive cost-cutting. MediaNews Group, better known as Digital First Media, offered $5 million for the assets of the Reading Eagle Co., which filed for...
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FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2018, file photo Ford President and CEO Jim Hackett prepares to address the media at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Ford is cutting about 7,000 white-collar jobs, which would make up 10% of its global workforce. The company has said it was undertaking a major restructuring, and on Monday, May 20, 2019, said that it will have trimmed thousands of jobs by August. In a memo to employees, Monday, Hackett said the fourth wave of the restructuring will start on Tuesday, May 21 with the majority of cuts being finished by May 24. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
May 20, 2019 - 7:03 pm

Ford Is Cutting 7,000 White-Collar Jobs

DETROIT (AP) — Ford revealed details of its long-awaited restructuring plan Monday as it prepared for a future of electric and autonomous vehicles by parting ways with 7,000 white-collar workers worldwide, about 10% of its global salaried workforce. The major revamp, which had been under way since...
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This undated photo shows Angie Muhs, executive editor of The State Journal-Register, in Springfield, Ill. Muhs served notice of her resignation on Friday, May 10, 2019, in hopes of sparing more layoffs, according to a staff writer. (The State Journal-Register via AP)
May 14, 2019 - 7:44 pm

Staffer: Illinois Newspaper Editor Resigns To Spare Layoffs

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois' capital-city newspaper, a 188-year-old institution tied intimately to Abraham Lincoln, is without a news chief after its editor resigned in hopes of sparing more layoffs, according to a staff writer. Angie Muhs served notice of her resignation on Friday from The...
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A power plant steams behind steel works of German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp in Duisburg, Germany, Thursday, May 9, 2019. Steelmaking giant Thyssenkrupp of Germany says it expects European antitrust regulators to block its plan to combine its European operations with India's Tata Steel. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
May 10, 2019 - 5:41 am

European Steel Merger Derailed By Antitrust Regulators

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp said Friday it would cut some 6,000 jobs and restructure its businesses after saying that it expects European antitrust regulators to block plans for a joint venture with India's Tata Steel. CEO Guido Kerkhoff said 4,000 of the lost jobs...
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May 08, 2019 - 3:00 am

Siemens To Cut 10,000 Jobs In Major Overhaul

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German industrial equipment maker Siemens says it will cut some 10,000 jobs in a major restructuring that will involve spinning off its oil, gas and power generation business and creating new areas of growth. News of the moves to increase profitability and address the...
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FILE - In this March 7, 2019, photo visitors to the Pittsburgh veterans job fair meet with recruiters at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. On Friday, May 3, the U.S. government issues the April jobs report. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
May 03, 2019 - 8:40 am

Unemployment Hits 49-Year Low As Us Employers Step Up Hiring

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a robust 263,000 jobs in April, suggesting that businesses have shrugged off earlier concerns that the economy might slow this year and now anticipate strong customer demand. The unemployment rate fell to a five-decade low of 3.6% from 3.8%, though that drop...
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