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Layoffs Start At Sparrows Point Steel Mill
June 11, 2012 10:06 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA union leader says layoffs have begun at Sparrows Point with the steel mill's owner shutting down the blast furnace.
Union Workers Rally Outside Crystal Headquarters
June 8, 2012 10:03 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsLocked-out American Crystal Sugar factory workers have completed a 200-mile journey by foot and hay wagon in advance of an expected Friday meeting between union officials and company representatives.
Expansion Set For Hopkinsville Operation
June 6, 2012 2:06 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGov. Steve Beshear's office says the announcement Tuesday will allow T.RAD North America Inc. to keep its existing workforce of 410 employees.
Boomers' Experience Can Be An Asset In Job Search
June 6, 2012 10:18 am | by Carole Feldman, Associated Press | News | CommentsCompanies that are more thinly staffed than in the past may well be "looking for someone who can come in and do the job," without needing a lot of training or supervision, said John Challenger.
Wind Power Execs: Tax Credit Needed For Jobs
June 6, 2012 10:11 am | by Ashley Hopkinson, Associated Press | News | CommentsA stalled effort to renew federal tax credits for the wind power industry is making it hard to keep employees on the payroll and plan for expansion, a group of executives said.
Crystal Sugar, Union Returning To Bargaining Table
June 5, 2012 10:05 am | by Dave Kolpack, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe two sides are set to resume talks Friday after the union asked a federal mediator to help end the contract dispute.
RG Steel Shutdown Affects Hundreds In Ohio
June 5, 2012 10:01 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA local union leader says more than 260 workers have been laid off at a northeast Ohio steel mill as Maryland-based RG Steel prepares to shut down its plant in Warren.
$67M Tax Break For Proposed Pa. Refinery
June 4, 2012 2:01 pm | by Peter Jackson, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe credits would not become available until 2017, but they are meant to share the costs of the multibillion-dollar project.
UAW Tries To Organize Nissan Plant In Mississippi
June 4, 2012 9:54 am | by Jeff Amy, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe UAW has tried unsuccessfully in the past to unionize workers at Nissan's plant in Smyrna, Tenn., and at other foreign-owned auto plants in the South.
U.S. Employers Waiting And Watching Before Hiring
June 4, 2012 9:49 am | by Jonathan Fahey and Scott Mayerowitz, AP Business Writers | News | CommentsThe economy seems so gripped by uncertainties that many employers have decided to manage with the staff they have.
Canadian Auto Union: GM To Close Plant
June 1, 2012 2:00 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Canadian Auto Workers union says General Motors Canada plans to close its consolidated plant in Oshawa, Ontario, by June 2013.
HB Fuller To Close More Plants, Cut Jobs
June 1, 2012 1:58 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsH.B. Fuller Co. will close five manufacturing plants and cut about 100 jobs as the specialty chemical maker incorporates the operations of recently acquired Forbo Group.
Study Foresees Job Gains With Greener Policies
May 31, 2012 2:41 pm | by John Heilprin, Associated Press | News | CommentsSome 15 million to 60 million jobs could be created worldwide over the next two decades if nations took better care of the planet, according to a U.N. study.
Union Workers Reject Caterpillar Offer
May 31, 2012 2:39 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsUnion workers at Joliet's Caterpillar Inc. plant have again rejected a contract proposal from the company.
Offshoring Economic Damage May Be Overstated
May 30, 2012 8:29 am | by Newswise | Blogs | CommentsSending jobs overseas may not be as damaging to the U.S. economy as commonly believed, according to a study.
SBA Head Looks Beyond Loans To Help Small Business
May 25, 2012 11:57 am | by Joyce M. Rosenberg, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsThe SBA is probably best known for the loans it makes to small businesses, but Mills also focuses on counseling and mentoring services that are available to business owners, and where they can go to find that help.
ID Town Seeks To Lure Gun, Ammo Makers
May 25, 2012 10:14 am | by Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press | News | CommentsFirearms are a $3.8B industry that employs 90K people in the U.S. The industry includes Remington and Smith & Wesson, but also more than 1,000 smaller companies.
Pratt & Whitney To Cut 300 U.S. Jobs
May 25, 2012 10:10 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe jet engine maker said the cuts come as it tries to keep staffing in line with business and economic conditions.
RG Steel Idling MD, OH, WV Operations
May 24, 2012 2:15 pm | by Alex Dominguez, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe struggling steelmaker announced idling operations Thursday as it warned employees of "a lot" of layoffs.
Hoku Lays Off 100 At Idaho Plant
May 23, 2012 10:18 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsHonolulu-based commercial solar power company Hoku Corp. says its subsidiary is laying off about 100 employees at an Idaho manufacturing plant.
Mass Layoffs Looming At HP
May 23, 2012 10:16 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsHewlett-Packard is expected to announce deep cuts in its workforce when the world's largest personal computer and printer maker is scheduled to release its latest quarterly results.
General Mills To Cut About 850 Jobs
May 22, 2012 2:18 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFood maker General Mills Inc. said Tuesday it will cut about 850 jobs as part of a plan to lower costs and boost efficiency.
German Union, Employers Agree On 4.3 Percent Raise
May 21, 2012 10:22 am | by Juergen Baetz, Associated Press | News | CommentsGermany's biggest industrial union and employers have reached a deal that includes a 4.3 percent wage raise for the sector's 3.6 million workers, both sides said.
Transferred GM Workers Adjust To Life In Lansing
May 21, 2012 10:21 am | by Lindsay Vanhulle, Lansing State Journal | News | CommentsFor some of them, the choice to take a three-year transfer wasn't much of a choice at all: Anything to stay employed. But the 600-mile commute can get tiring.
The Comeback Kid: Manufacturing’s U.S. Renaissance
May 21, 2012 8:25 am | by Adam Beckerman, Partner, Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP | Articles | CommentsMore manufacturing jobs are being brought back to the U.S. and companies are ramping up innovation by incubating new products, services and internal processes.
