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Disney caterer to cut 128 jobs
Nearly 130 employees who work for a third-party food-services operation at Walt Disney Co. offices in Burbank and Glendale are slated to be laid off in early November, according to the California Employment Development Department.
The firm, Lifeworks...Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Labor Legislation, Layoffs and Downsizing, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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For U.S. auto factories, summertime isn't downtime anymore
The decades-old tradition of shutting down U.S. auto factories for two weeks around July may be coming to an end, experts say, pushed out by strong demand and staggered vehicle launch dates. With sales booming, Ford Motor Co., for example, said it...
Tags: Vehicles, Chrysler, Chrysler Group LLC, Ford, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Palisades water tank leak drawing attention
South Bend TribuneThe entry into Lake Michigan of 79 gallons of what officials at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission describe as "very slightly radioactive'' water has drawn its share of attention, very little of it positive. The leak...Tags: Nuclear Power, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Fred Upton, Entergy Corporation
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Open to ideas
In the May 2 Tribune, an editorial titled "Let's talk about communicating" appeared. While we recognize that good decision-making should be based on collaborative efforts, it is critical to have accurate facts and clarify the lack of communication that...Tags: Plant Openings, Local Government
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Ex-Studebaker workers tour old assembly plant on Lafayette Blvd.
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Lou Demeter recently had the opportunity to travel into his past. Demeter, 89, of South Bend, walked the floors and gazed out the windows of Building 84, the huge old former Studebaker Corp. assembly plant on Lafayette Boulevard. He worked...Tags: Museums, Plant Openings, Layoffs and Downsizing, Torrington, Arts and Culture
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Feedlots, meatpackers closing with fewer US cows
Associated PressYears of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them. Some feedlots in the nation's major cattle-producing states have already...Tags: Animals, Property, Droughts, Career and Workplace, Natural Disasters
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More men choosing nursing as a career
Daily American Staff WriterPaul Fedorchak of Bedford was a plant manager for Morton Metal Craft. When the company was bought out and the plant was closed in 2009, he decided to switch careers. Fedorchak became a registered nurse. "I always wanted to go into the medical field,"...Tags: Human Interest, Nursing, Layoffs and Downsizing, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization
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Tough laws, reduced ranks: What's next for unions?
From a sprawling United Auto Workers hall outside Detroit, John Zimmick has seen factories close and grown men cry when their jobs disappear. Through all the economic uncertainties of life in auto country, there has been one constant: the union. In...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Scott Walker, Voting, Government, Executive Branch
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San Onofre design choices led to nuclear plant shutdown
An executive with the company that manufactured faulty equipment that led to the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear plant defended decisions made in the design of the replacement steam generators. The company made choices in designing support structures...
Tags: Nuclear Power, Layoffs and Downsizing, Manufacturing and Engineering, Physiology, Defense Equipment
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Dairy Farmers of America blames milk deficit for Monett plant closure
lrussell@ky3.comMONETT, Mo. -- Workers at the Dairy Farmers of America plant in Monett will soon be looking for new jobs. Eighty-six employees were notified by a letter on Wednesday that the DFA plant will be shutting down in the second half of 2013. It's not the news...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Beverage Industry, Business Enterprises
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Feedlots, meatpackers closing with fewer U.S. cows
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them. Some feedlots in the nation's major cattle-...Tags: Droughts, Natural Disasters
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UPDATE: Cequent workers accept plant closure agreement
GOSHEN -- It's hard to vote against a sure thing. United Steelworkers Local 9550, which represents about 350 members at Cequent Performance Products, voted Friday evening to accept the closure agreement offered by the company. The vote was held at...
Tags: United Steelworkers, Arbitration, Elections, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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