Reuters: The American cigarette manufacturer Reynolds has announced that it will be closing two plants. The factories slated for closure, the Whitaker Park facility in…
The Chicago Tribune reports that some 700 employees of Michigan’s Wayne County will not, for the moment, face temporary layoffs. The County planned to implement…
BusinessWeek: The business management software company Lawson Software announced yesterday evening that it plans to cut 150 to 200 jobs from its M3 enterprise management…
Facing a $560 million budget deficit, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski on Thursday ordered a nine percent spending cut throughout the state. According to state law,…
Midcoast Aviation is laying off 80 workers at its base in St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia, Ill., according to KSDK-TV. Affected employees were notified…
DailyFinance: Although initial jobless claims fell from last week, the current four week average shows that claims rose. Earlier this year actually showed a decrease…