Microsoft to Sell Razorfish
Redmond, Washington-based software giant Microsoft will sell its digital advertising agency, Razorfish, part of Microsoft Advertising. Razorfish has been valued at up to $700 million,…
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Virginia’s MeadWestvaco Cuts 80 German Jobs
Richmond, Virginia-based packaging manufacturer MeadWestvaco, which closed plants in Virginia and Puerto Rico in March, is eliminating 80 jobs in Germany. The cuts come as…
Hewlett-Packard to Shut Plants, Cut 700 Positions
Palo Alto, California’s Hewlett-Packard will cut 700 out of 1,300 manufacturing jobs in Erskine near Glasgow, Scotland. The company is shuttering manufacturing operations in Scotland…
Henkel Will Create 103 Jobs in North Carolina
Henkel will add 103 jobs to its glue factory in Salisbury, North Carolina. The company will merge its out-of-state operations into the Salisbury plant, which…
Bayer CropScience to Hire 128 High Wage Earners
Bayer CropScience will hire 128 people over the next five years, as part of a $10.2 million expansion in Morrisville, North Carolina. The new jobs…
Sunrise Senior Living to Cut 150 Jobs
McLean, Virginia-based Sunrise Senior Living will cut 150 jobs in its headquarters and regional operations. The cuts will be complete by early 2010. The firm…
Hartford Financial Services to Cut Hundreds in Europe
Hartford, Connecticut's Hartford Financial Services is shutting down most of its operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany. The firm has not announced any…
Continental AG to Cut 6,000 Globally
Germany's Continental AG will cut 6,000 jobs world-wide in March, due to weak demand. The firm will also put 25,000 workers on short-time work hours…
IBM to Cut Thousands in Europe
International Business Machines plans to cut thousands of staff in the UK, Germany and Ireland as it shifts jobs to eastern Europe, China, India and…
First Solar to Create 600 New Jobs
First Solar, which manufactures photovoltaic thin film solar module, will expand its operations in Perrysburg Township, Ohio, creating 587 new jobs. The Township will get…