Goodyear tire maker recently bought out the contracts of 200 employees at its Fayetteville, North Carolina factory. Now Goodyear wants to layoff 41 people at its Danville, Virginia factory. The Danville factory makes commercial truck tires, and company officials say the bad economy has reduced demand for the big truck tires.
In Ohio, one of […] Continue Reading…
01 February 2013
The German government has announced that they will keep German/NATO troops in Afghanistan for at least 13 more months.
In Takhar Province, a man entered the university and started shooting. He killed two cops before being wounded. At this point it seems the man was upset about not being let onto the university […] Continue Reading…
Operators of the Troy Mine in Montana say they might have to lay off employees, if they can’t stop repeated cave ins. So far the 205 employees have been kept busy on other projects, but company officials say if the silver and copper mines remain closed for any longer then they’ll have to layoff […] Continue Reading…
“Following the discontinuation of its T.G.I. Friday’s frozen meals, Heinz conducted a thorough evaluation of the production needs at its Pocatello, Idaho factory. To ensure the number of employees is in line with production needs, Heinz has made the difficult but necessary decision to lay off 80 full-time, hourly team members, effective March 4, […] Continue Reading…
06 February 2013, a just released Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) report revealed that 98 people working at a Kmart in Naperville will soon be unemployed.
06 February 2013, nine companies in the Prairie State are about to layoff a combined 1,200 employees. That’s according to a January WARN report.
Lyon Workspace Products: Bankrupt.
Sun-Times Media, major newspaper publisher: Consolidating operations.
Walgreen pharmacy: Laying off warehouse workers.
Naperville Kmart: Lease expired.
Georgia-Pacific Corrugated: Reducing number of manufacturing employees.
Kroger gorcery store: Closing DuQuoin store. (as I […] Continue Reading…
05 February 2013
In Manteca, California, the Saint Jude Care Center was given the OK by health officials, after a nearly two week long norovirus outbreak. County health officials said restrictions are still in effect in other care centers throughout the county: “We always have outbreaks in the county every year. I wouldn’t be at […] Continue Reading…
29 January 2013
In Kapisa Province, a local police chief was assassinated. He was shot outside his home. Five people were arrested. Also, Mujahideen claim they ambushed a U.S./NATO patrol, killing one and wounding two. They say the ambush lasted 30 minutes.
In Kunar Province, Mujahideen claim they ambushed a U.S./NATO dismounted patrol. They claim they […] Continue Reading…
Canucks might have thought things were getting better, since Target announced plans to open 135 stores across the Great White North, but here comes Sears and Best Buy to shoot down that hope.
Sears Canada announced they will destroy 700 jobs this year! Company officials say they have to “right size” their struggling operations.
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Reports out of Los Angeles, California, gasoline prices more than $4.00 USD per gallon (more than $1.00 per liter). A 23 cents jump in one week!
In the southeastern Idaho city of Pocatello, gasoline prices have gone up about 25 cents in the past two weeks. Prices for the more efficient Diesel fuel are about […] Continue Reading…