Troy, Michigan-based auto parts supplier ArvinMeritor is cutting about 10% of its work force at a plant in western North Carolina. The firm announced that…
Tokyo's Pioneer will cut 10,000 jobs and close its television operations, as the slump in global electronics sales forced the company to widen its annual…
Staples is closing its distribution and warehouse center in Canton, Georgia, eliminating 89 jobs. Framingham, Massachusetts' Staples, the world's largest office-supply retailer, is shutting down…
Continuing with is restructuring plan, packaging giant MeadWestvaco will begin shutting down manufacturing operations in Washington Court House, Ohio in April, a move that will…
As General Motors prepares to cut thousands of white-collar workers, the automaker will not offer the voluntary buyout packages that have been customary in previous…
Emerson Electric, the St. Louis, Missouri-based maker of "InSinkErator" garbage disposals, plans as many as 14,000 job cuts in 2008. The firm has already eliminated…
Federal Way, Washington-based Weyerhaeuser reported today a wider Q4 loss and announced further job cuts. The forest-products company's net loss widened to more than $1.21…
Aurora, Ontario's Magna International will close its gear assembly plant in Syracuse, New York, after workers rejected a contract the company said was necessary to…
Panasonic is cutting 15,000 jobs, the second significant layoff in Japan’s electronics industry in less than a week. Panasonic is projecting a net loss of…