Job alert - - Hurd to cut 103 jobs in Merrill

Hurd to cut 103 jobs in Merrill
MSN MoneyCentral - Hurd Windows & Doors Inc. will permanently lay off 103 employees from its plants in Merrill, north of Wausau, beginning Dec. 11, according to a notice filed with the state. The Hurd cuts will eliminate about 40 percent of the 270 employees at Hurd's

In our view: Defense jobs
Joplin Globe - Uncle Sam is investing an additional $8.8 million in defense-related research and development at Joplin's Gestalt and EaglePicher companies, promising more new jobs for the community, the likelihood of additional investments and the enhancement of

Whirlpool to Cut About 1,200 Jobs
WISH-TV - Whirlpool plans to cut about 500 jobs from its plant in Evansville in the next two years. The company says it will also make cuts at its plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in 2007 and 2008. Whirlpool also says it will reduce the staff of its Evansville

Auto Supplier Collins & Aikman To Cut Jobs
9&10 News - Bankrupt auto supplier Collins and Aikman plans to eliminate ten percent of its salaried work force this month and evaluate its North American manufacturing operations as it looks to cut costs. The US Bankruptcy Court in Detroit yesterday approved

NW ARKANSAS Focus : Workers lose jobs over gas spillage
NW Arkansas Times - ROGERS Razorback Pipeline Co. fired two employees after an investigation found they caused a 67, 000-gallon gasoline spill on Oct. 3, a company official said Thursday. The company s internal probe determined multiple human error caused