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U.S. Jobs Data Trigger Global Market Rally
August 6, 2012 2:10 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFinancial markets rallied Friday as an increase in U.S. hiring suggested the world's largest economy is not heading for recession but recovering gradually.
Blast In Illegal China Workshop Kills 13, Hurts 14
August 6, 2012 2:07 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIt said the family-run workshop, which made locks, was illegal. The blast happened when sparks from a polishing machine ignited dust in the workshop.
Steelworkers At WV Constellium Plant Strike
August 6, 2012 10:25 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAbout 700 union workers at Constellium Rolled Products in West Virginia's Jackson County are on strike after contract negotiations broke down.
Sharp To Cut 5,000 Jobs As Quarter Worsens
August 3, 2012 10:19 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsJapanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. is slashing 5,000 jobs over the next year, or nearly 9 percent of its global workforce, after its quarterly loss ballooned from a year earlier.
MA-Based Hologic Plans To Close WI Plant
August 3, 2012 10:17 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA Massachusetts company that makes medical devices says it plans to close a Wisconsin manufacturing plant in the next few years, eliminating 130 jobs.
Hawker Beechcraft Laying Off 170 At Little Rock
August 2, 2012 1:57 pm | by Chuck Bartels, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsThe aircraft manufacturer told workers they would lose their jobs, only weeks after the firm reached a deal to sell the company's jet business to a company in China.
Ford Adding 225 Jobs To Build Hybrid Transmissions
August 2, 2012 1:55 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFord Motor Co. is hiring 225 workers and adding an assembly line at a Detroit-area plant to make a new hybrid-electric transmission.
OH Steel Plant Workers Wary Of Future After Sale
August 2, 2012 1:51 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe sale of two RG Steel plants in eastern Ohio has workers wondering what happens next.
Police Arrest Union Leaders Over Suzuki Violence
August 1, 2012 2:06 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsPolice arrested 10 union officials in connection with the labor strife at a car plant of Maruti Suzuki, a news agency reported.
Survey: U.S. Economy Added 163K Jobs In July
August 1, 2012 10:35 am | by Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer | News | CommentsA private survey shows U.S. businesses kept hiring at a modest pace in July, suggesting the job market could be improving after three sluggish months.
Labor Dept. Says No Need For Warning On Layoffs
July 31, 2012 10:36 am | by Sam Hananel, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Labor Department said Monday that federal contractors do not have to warn their employees about potential layoffs from across-the-board budget cuts that could begin on Jan. 2.
TN VW Workers To Put In 4 Weekly 10-Hour Shifts
July 31, 2012 10:30 am | by Erik Schelzig, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe expanded work force at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga has helped decide a new production schedule that calls for employees to work four 10-hour shifts a week.
VA County To Recover Jobs Lost By Mill Closure
July 30, 2012 2:14 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA new study predicts that two new businesses in Isle of Wight County will replace most of the 1,100 jobs lost when an International Paper paper mill closed in 2010.
Auto Supply Chain Expanding In Hanceville, AL
July 27, 2012 12:18 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGov. Robert Bentley has announced that automotive supply company Zero RPM will expand its operations and add almost 50 jobs.
Unilever Ends MD Ice Cream Production
July 27, 2012 12:17 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIce cream production has ended at a Hagerstown plant that supplied Good Humor bars and other frozen goodies for nearly 30 years.
Hitachi Wins Contract For UK Inter-City Trains
July 25, 2012 1:39 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsJapanese machinery maker Hitachi won a $7B deal with the British government to build and maintain trains that will connect London with other cities, a project that will create more than 900 jobs.
GM Shuts Down Brazilian Plant
July 24, 2012 2:14 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Brazilian subsidiary of GM says it temporarily shut down its eight production units amid fears of unspecified action by a local union that warns of imminent mass dismissals.
Cisco To Lay Off 1,300 Employees In Latest Cutback
July 24, 2012 10:27 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCisco Systems is preparing to lay off about 1,300 workers just a few months after the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment warned that growing economic uncertainty is making it tougher to close sales with its customers.
Police In New Clashes At Greece Steel Plant
July 23, 2012 2:03 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsPolice said they used pepper spray and scuffled with protesters Monday, when about 150 demonstrators challenged a cordon west of the capital.
Helena Chemical Plant Starts $4M Expansion
July 23, 2012 10:10 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsEnviro Tech Chemical Services Inc. announced Friday it would expand a factory in jobs-starved Helena-West Helena, spending $4 million and hiring 40 more workers.
Unemployment Rates Rose In 27 States In June
July 20, 2012 2:01 pm | by Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer | News | CommentsUnemployment rates rose in 27 U.S. states last month, the most in almost a year and a reflection of weaker hiring nationwide.
Honeywell To Lay Off Workers At IL Plant
July 20, 2012 10:01 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsHoneywell plans to lay off nearly 230 workers at its southern Illinois plant as it undertakes upgrades ordered by regulators to make the site able to withstand an earthquake or tornado.
Nippon Sharyo Opens IL Rail Car Plant
July 20, 2012 9:58 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsQuinn and hundreds of guests attended an event in the northern Illinois community of Rochelle to mark the grand opening of Nippon Sharyo's new rail car manufacturing facility.
Report: 2M Jobs Lost If Automatic Cuts Kick In
July 17, 2012 10:03 am | by Donna Cassata, Associated Press | News | CommentsAutomatic cuts in federal spending will cost the economy more than 2 million jobs, from defense contracting to border security to education, if Congress fails to resolve the looming budget crisis, according to an analysis released Tuesday.
French President Says Peugeot Plan Is Unacceptable
July 16, 2012 10:01 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsPresident Francois Hollande on Saturday denounced a plan by carmaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen to cut 8,000 jobs as unacceptable, and said it must be renegotiated.
