United Space Alliance to Cut 1,200 Jobs
United Space Alliance has announced today that they will be letting 15% of their workforce go by the beginning of October. The company is NASA's…
Alabama
Alabama Sees Decrease In Plant Closings, Layoffs
The Montgomery Advertiser is reporting a 60 percent decrease statewide of plant closings and layoffs. The upbeat news, which was published on a state run…
Alabama Industrial Jobs Fall 6.8 Percent
Industrial employment in Alabama fell 6.8 percent over the past 12 months, according to the 2010 Alabama Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by…
Alabama Forestry Commission Looking at Around 100 Layoffs
The Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) in Montgomery is looking at a $5 million budget deficit for the next fiscal year. Based on current estimates, they…
Principals, Teachers Among Layoff Victims in Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Board of Education in Alabama unanimously approved a plan to cut 46 positions, which includes principals, teachers, bus drivers and a whole…
Walter Energy Closing Plant in Alabama
Walter Energy, a coking coal producer, has announced plans to immediately close a fiber plant in Alabama. According to the company, the plant is not…
Daimler Expanding Production at Alabama Plant
Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz cars, is shifting production of its C-class from Sindelfingen to its plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Alabama plant will begin…
West Georgia Auto Plant Brings Thousands of Jobs to Alabama
Automaker Kia's new plant in West Point, Georgia, lies right along the border with Alabama. Alabama expects the plant to create 9-10,000 jobs, mostly in…
Alabama Newsprint Maker AbitibiBowater Announces 90 layoffs
Papermaker AbitibiBowater has announced 90 layoffs at a plant in Coosa Pines, Alabama. Workers were informed of the decision last week, per state records. The…
CGI Group Bringing 300 Jobs to Alabama
CGI Group, inc. is building a new software development and testing facility in Alabama, creating 300 new white collar jobs. Located in Pike County, the…