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Layoffs and downsizing both refer to reductions that companies make in staff.
Layoffs and downsizing both refer to reductions that companies make in staff.
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Genworth announces Lynchburg layoffs
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefOne of Lynchburg's largest employers is laying off part of its workforce. Genworth Financial, Inc. is eliminating approximately 400 positions across the United States, including 39 positions in Lynchburg. Genworth spokesman Tom Topkina said some of...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Job Layoffs, Genworth Financial Inc
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Furloughs at other airports could affect flights in Roanoke
ReporterMajor east coast airports are now feeling the effects of federal budget cuts. Fewer air traffic controllers will mean more delays and cancellations, and some of the trouble could be headed our way. So far, travelers passing through Roanoke Regional...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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FAA furloughs kick in, some flight delays appear; Real test is Monday
Commercial airline flights moved smoothly throughout most of the country on Sunday, but experts say the first real test is Monday when traffic increases amid furloughs of air traffic controllers resulting from government spending cuts. Sunday was...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Federal Aviation Administration, Unemployment, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Delays
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ITT Exelis to lay off about 70 in Roanoke County
ITT Exelis is laying off about 70 hourly workers at its night vision plant in Roanoke County. The layoffs are effective April 7. ITT Exelis spokesman Tim White tells The Roanoke Times that demand for the company's night vision goggles and other products...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Job Layoffs, Employees
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UPDATE: Norfolk Southern managers hold meetings with laid off employees
What's next for the 145 Norfolk-Southern employees laid off yesterday? Managers met with the workers and their families Tuesday morning. Our cameras weren't allowed in the meeting and no one from Norfolk Southern was willing to speak on camera. We...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Railway Transportation, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia)
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Alpha idles two Virginia mines, lays off about 80 workers
Two Alpha Natural Resources mines in Virginia have been idled as part of cutbacks announced last fall. Alpha spokesman Ted Pile tells media outlets that the company idled its Red Onion surface mine near Pound and Bluff Spur underground mine near...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated, Unemployment, Norton (Norton, Virginia)
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As unemployment decreases food pantries see change
WDBJ7 ReporterEvery week day Angela Nomah's lunch is on the house. "I don't have a job right now, I wish I could find one. But I'm raising my grandson right now," Nomah said. Because she's unemployed, she relies on the Danville Salvation Army to feed her family....Tags: Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Job Layoffs, The Salvation Army, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Declining population, $5 million deficit to blame for layoffs and school closures in Danville
WDBJ7 Reporter2:25 p.m. marks the end of school and the beginning of a daily ritual for mom Charlene Gunter. "You know the teachers are very hands on they really take the kids individually and assess what problems they may fall short of," Gunter said. Seeing...Tags: Job Layoffs, Woodrow Wilson
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Volvo's Dublin plant plans to let go of 300 workers
One of the New River Valley's largest employers has made a tough decision. Volvo Truck North America in Pulaski County says it must let workers go. WDBJ7 spoke with the top public relations person from Volvo North America on Friday. He said the number...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Job Layoffs
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UPDATED Mundy announces layoffs in Giles County
Assignment ManagerA company official says 123 employees of Mundy Support Services will be laid off by the end of this year. That is when the company's contract with Celanese expires. Mundy provides maintenance and operations support at the Narrows plant. It is likely...Tags: Career and Workplace, Giles County, Unemployment, Job Layoffs, Celanese Corporation
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Pulaski County bracing for Volvo layoffs
WDBJ7 ReporterOn Friday, three hundred people will officially find out they are being laid off from Volvo Trucks North America in Pulaski County. "Michael" told WDBJ7 that he believes he'll be one of those and wanted to share his story. "I was excited to get the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Job Layoffs
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WDBJ7 goes one on one with Anthony Flaccavento
This week's Election 2012 candidate profile focuses on the 9th District Congressional race. The 9th district is located in the southwest portion of the state and includes Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Floyd, Craig, Carroll, and Grayson Counties, along with...
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