Exelon to Cut 500 Staff
Nuclear power plant operator Exelon will cut 500 support staff positions. The cuts will include 100 managers at Exelon's ComEd utility in Illinois. The firm…
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Medtronic To Cut Up to 1,800 Jobs
Medtronic will eliminate between 1,500 and 1,800 jobs from its global workforce by the end of June. The manufacturer has implemented a salary freeze and…
Orlando, Florida to Cut 342 Municipal Jobs
The city of Orlando, Florida will cut 342 jobs, or 10% of its workforce. The city will eliminate 222 filled and 120 vacant positions. The…
San Jose May Cut 150 Municipal Jobs
San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed has proposed a budget that could eliminate 150 city jobs. The Northern California city has a $77.5 million budget shortfall…
American Express to Eliminate More Jobs
American Express will hold another round of layoffs, after cutting 7,000 jobs in October 2008, decimating its work force. The credit card concern also froze…
Seattle to Cut 59 City Jobs
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels will eliminate 59 city positions to help close a $43 million budget gap. Nickels will cut $13.3 million from the city’s…
Xilinx Qmfll Ixlplij (Lays Off 200)
Unpronounceably-named computer chip manufacturer Xilinx will trim 6% of its global workforce, eliminating 200 jobs. The firm is cutting executive salaries and freezing compensation for…
American Airlines Freezes Hiring, Salaries for Non-Union Workers
American Airlines has announced hiring and salary freezes for most non-union positions. About 19,000 workers will see their wages frozen. Fort Worth, Texas-based American, a…
Boston Mayor Seeks to Cut Teacher, Police Jobs
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino has proposed laying off 565 city workers, including public school teachers, police officers, and librarians. The job cuts are a…
Tennessee Medical Center Cuts 25, Freezes Salaries
The Maury Regional Medical Center of Columbia, Tennessee is cutting 25 jobs and freezing salaries. The Center employs more than 2,100 people. Five nurses are…