Daily Recession

Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota to cut 250 jobs

dubaidude — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:34:11 +0000

Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota plans to eliminate between 200 and 250 full-time positions by mid-November. The job cuts will come through a combination of layoffs, voluntary early retirements and leaving open positions vacant, hospital spokesman Brian Lucas said. The number of layoffs has yet to be finalized, he said. In a release, the [...]

Safe Auto Insurance cuts 47 jobs from its call centers

dubaidude — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:07:43 +0000

Safe Auto Insurance Co. is cutting dozens of employees, largely from its calls centers, as it trims costs to adjust to weaker sales and changing customer habits. The Columbus-based insurer, one of Central Ohio’s largest family-owned businesses, said in a statement that it recently eliminated 47 jobs from offices in Columbus and Woodsfield, Ohio; Hemingway, [...]

Toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker to close Tennessee distribution center, cut 80 jobs

dubaidude — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:05:03 +0000

Toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker Inc. will close its distribution center in Jackson, eliminating about 80 jobs. Company spokesman Tim Perra said in a news release the center will be shut down by April 1, prompted by decreased demand. The earliest layoffs will come in October. The company is based in New Britain, Conn. The [...]

USA Today to cut 130 jobs

dubaidude — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:48:29 +0000

USA Today, which lost more than 200,000 daily readers in the past year, said it is cutting 130 jobs as part of a restructuring of the newspaper’s business operations. USA Today Publisher David Hunke said in an e-mail today that the newspaper created three new divisions and will reduce its staff by about 9 percent [...]

West Mercia Police to cut 287 jobs

dubaidude — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:45:44 +0000

A police force is cutting 287 jobs as it tries to make savings of almost £10m. West Mercia Police, which covers Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire, announced the cuts saying they will take place over three years. A spokesman said 189 civilian posts would go and 98 (out of 2,400) officer roles. A Police Federation spokesman [...]

Vegetable firm “Fresh A Peel” lays off 11

dubaidude — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:40:10 +0000

Eleven jobs have been lost at Nelson company Fresh A Peel. The redundancies follow the company’s decision to cut its supply of bulk peeled and chopped vegetables for the food service and wholesale market. Fresh A Peel is a grower and manufacturer of prepared vegetables and salads, with several growing sites in the region. The [...]