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Layoffs and downsizing both refer to reductions that companies make in staff.
Layoffs and downsizing both refer to reductions that companies make in staff.
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ESPN Laying Off Employees; Reports Say At Least 100 In Bristol
The Hartford CourantESPN is laying off employees in Bristol but the company is not saying how many people are affected. "We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs. While difficult, we are confident that it...Tags: Unemployment, ESPN (tv network), Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Labor Markets, Career and Workplace
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ESPN Begins Major Layoffs
ReutersMay 21 (TheWrap.com) - ESPN is laying off a large number of employees, but won't say how many. The sports site Deadspin reported the number in the hundreds. "We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly...Tags: Unemployment, ESPN (tv network), Career and Workplace, Television Industry, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN says it is cutting staff
Just one week after touting its strength to advertisers and declaring it wasn't worried about new competition from Fox Sports, ESPN is cutting its staff. The moves are part of an overall cost-cutting effort by ESPN parent Walt Disney Co. Earlier this...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), The Walt Disney Co., Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Television Industry, U.S. Open (tennis)
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Council Cuts $8.6 Million From Segarra's Proposed Budget
The Hartford Courant— After hours of backroom deliberations and deal making, the city council on Monday voted to cut $8.6 million from Mayor Pedro Segarra's $543.9 million budget proposal. The cuts include reductions of $2 million to the police department; $1...Tags: Unemployment, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Career and Workplace, Larry Deutsch
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Caterpillar, Milwaukee workers union to resume contract talks
ReutersCHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said late on Monday that it would resume contract talks with the union representing about 800 Milwaukee workers who make specialized mining machinery. The company said the two sides would reconvene on Thursday,...Tags: Unemployment, United Steelworkers, Employees, Career and Workplace, Metal and Mineral
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Beleaguered NIU administrator to retire
Northern Illinois University officials announced Monday that a longtime campus vice president who has been part of a federal law enforcement investigation plans to retire at the end of the month. Eddie Williams, 68, the university's chief of operations,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Law Enforcement, Colleges and Universities
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Stoughton's Nelson Global Products grows through acquisitions
The Wisconsin State JournalDon't talk to Nelson Global Products CEO Tom Gosnell about the historic decline in manufacturing in Wisconsin and across the U.S. It's not that he doesn't believe it, of course. U.S. manufacturing has comprised a shrinking share of employment and...Tags: Navistar International Corporation, China, Highway Transportation, Mining, Transportation
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Thomas promises to bring experience to mayor's seat
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.Even though he's only 23, Scott R. Thomas said experience is what makes him the best candidate for mayor of the City of Pottsville. "In the upcoming primary, I would hope the voters in this city would look at the two Republican candidates and examine...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Schuylkill County, Safety of Citizens, Local Elections, Elections
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McClintock to question status quo in bid for mayor
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.Philip G. McClintock said what makes him the best candidate for mayor of the City of Pottsville is his instinct to question the status quo. "It's my core belief that the system isn't perfect. Sometimes things are done over and over again and we don't...Tags: Local Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Media Industry, Elections, Politics
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COLUMN-Aluminium production cuts; round two: Andy Home
Reuters(Andy Home is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By Andy Home LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - It was Alcoa that led the first round of aluminium production cutbacks in 2012 following a steady slide in the London Metal Exchange (LME)...Tags: China, Alcoa Incorporated, Saudi Arabia
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URS seeks financial donors in community
Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.United Rehabilitation Services in Hazleton has had to cut two programs and furlough 6 longtime workers within the last year due to state budget cuts and the sagging economy. URS officials aren't sure what the future holds, but in order to keep...Tags: Government Debt, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Business
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