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Arlington
Business
DMV Region Reacts To Local News Outlet Getting Shut Down, Reporter Releases
A popular local news outlet in the DMV region is being shut down - again - after the agency released more than a dozen employees and plans to shift toward a different business model. The backlash was swift and harsh on Friday, Feb. 23, when WAMU announced it would be shutting down DCist, which was shuttered unexpectedly as users were redirected to a website for the company's radio station. Layoffs were confirmed by their union on Friday morning. If you believe in the power of local journalism to hold the government accountable, to bring levity to your day, or to tell you something…
Montgomery PA
Business
CVS Health Cutting 150+ Jobs From Montgomery County, 5K Across Country
CVS Health is eliminating 157 jobs from its Pennsylvania offices, part of the healthcare giant’s larger plan to cut 5,000 jobs nationwide. CVS Health plans to cut the jobs at its Aetna office at Union Meeting Road in Blue Bell. The layoffs will begin on Oct. 21 and continue until Dec. 30, according to documents filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. The Blue Bell office will remain open. The company is undergoing a massive restructuring and recently announced it would be cutting 5,000 workers. Earlier this month, CVS Health filed documents with…
York
Business
200+ Layoffs Expected As FedEx Facility Closes In York
A Central Pennsylvania FedEx will close its doors and lay off over two hundred employees, according to a WARN Notice by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The FedEx Supply Chain Inc. at 115 Willow Springs Lane in York is set to close on Sept. 30. The layoffs at the facility will include 220 people. The company will assist the affected employees with finding new positions, according to a FedEx spokesperson. The company sent the following statement regarding the closure: "FedEx Supply Chain currently operates the facility on Willow Springs Drive in York for a customer…
Paramus
Business
David's Bridal Laying Off 9,200 Employees Amid Bankruptcy Filing
David's Bridal will send more than 9,000 workers home in an upcoming round of layoffs, according to a disclosure form it filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The Montgomery County, PA-wedding retailer expects to lay off 9,236 employees nationwide in a three-phase plan that began on Friday, April 14, according to the state website. It's not clear how many of those workers are in Pennsylvania, though the layoffs are expected to affect locations in Blair, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Luzerne, and York counties, as well as four shops in Allegheny County, two sho…
Montgomery PA
Business
PA's David's Bridal Laying Off 9,200 Employees Amid Bankruptcy Filing
Montgomery County's own David's Bridal will send more than 9,000 workers home in an upcoming round of layoffs, according to a disclosure form it filed with the state Department of Labor and Industry. The Conshohocken-based wedding retailer expects to lay off 9,236 employees nationwide in a three-phase plan that began on Friday, April 14, according to the state website. It's not clear how many of those workers are in Pennsylvania, though the layoffs are expected to affect locations in Blair, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Luzerne, and York counties, as well as four shops in Allegheny C…
White Plains
Business
New Gannett Layoffs Affect Hundreds Of Staffers Across Region, Nation
The largest newspaper publisher in the United States is once again starting another round of layoffs that will affect hundreds of employees across the country, according to multiple news outlets. Earlier Report - Gannett Lays Off Staffers Across Region, Nation Following $54 Million Quarterly Loss On Thursday, Dec. 1, Gannett started terminating the positions of around 200 employees in an effort to cut its news division staff of around 3,440 by six percent, according to Poynter. The layoffs come only four months after the company terminated hundreds of employees in August following a near…
Suffolk NY
News
Twitter To Lay Off More Than 400 NYC Employees, State Filing Reports
Twitter is set to lay off more than 400 of its employees who are based in New York City, according to a newly-published state filing. The company will lay off 418 employees who work at the company's office at 249 West 17th St. in New York City beginning Feb. 2, 2023, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Notice published on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The filing listed the reason for the layoffs as "economic." The news comes amid a wave of thousands of layoffs reportedly affecting nearly half of Twitter employees since Elon Musk took over as CEO of th…
White Plains
Business
Gannett Lays Off Staffers Across Region, Nation Following $54 Million Quarterly Loss
The largest newspaper publisher in the United States has laid off employees at newspapers across the country following a nearly $54 million quarterly loss, according to multiple news outlets. Gannett's layoffs on Friday, Aug. 12, impacted numerous newsrooms, according to a report from Poynter. Gannett has not released information on the number of employees who were laid off, how many of its 250 newspapers were affected, or whether there will be further staffing cuts. Gannett, which owns USA Today, reported a $53.7 million net loss in its second-quarter report. Adrian Szkolar, a producer a…
Fairfax
News
Freshly Laid Off Netflix Workers Share Their Stories On Twitter
A bevy of laid off Netflix workers are airing their grievances on Twitter, and the world is watching. The layoffs come from the company's newly-launched fan site Tudum, Deadline reports. Tudum was named after the sound that Netflix makes when it opens. A Netflix spokesperson responding to Daily Voice's request for comment said only that "our fan website Tudum is an important priority for the company," and did not disclose an exact number of layoffs. Meanwhile, former employees are on the hunt for work. Netflix last week reported a significant subscriber loss, its first since 2011. The 26 …
Lewisboro
Business
Closure By Company In Area To Result In 72 Layoffs
Dozens of employees at a Hudson Valley company will be out of a job as the plant plans to move its operations out of state within the next two years. In Putnam County, Carmel-based Silarx Pharmaceuticals, which has been a fixture in the region for more than six years, filed papers with the state with the intention to transfer production to a facility in Indiana. The move will result in layoffs for all 72 of the pharmaceutical company’s employees, who are expected to be let go between March 2022 and June 2023, when it plans to move out of the Hudson Valley. Silarx Pharmaceuticals was founde…
Bridgeport
News
747 Employees To Be Laid Off From People's United Bank's CT Locations
More than 700 employees of People's United Bank's Connecticut locations are set to be laid off. The Connecticut Department of Labor reported that between Oct. 1 of 2021 and May 20, 2022, 747 employees will be laid off. The news comes after the company announced a merger with M&T Bank Corporation. NBC Connecticut reported that officials said 661 of the layoffs will be in the Bridgeport area, 42 will be in the Hartford area. The layoffs will reportedly impact 16 locations.
The Berkshires
Business
Best Buy To Cut 5,000 Jobs, Close Stores As Customers Shift To Online Purchases
Best Buy is laying off thousands of workers as the retail giant plans to close some brick-and-mortar stores as the company transitions to focus on its e-commerce business. This week, Best Buy announced that it is laying off 5,000 employees this month with plans to close more stores this year after consumers concentrated on online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the company, approximately 40 percent of its sales in the past year came from online purchases, up from 19 percent two years ago, forcing the retailer to transition its business model. While Best Buy laid off 5,0…
Hampden
Business
Lay-Offs At MassMutual Coming In December
MassMutual has plans to layoff more than 80 workers from one of its Connecticut offices. In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter to the state by Amy Dias Mass Mutual’s head of human resources consulting and talent management, Mass Mutual says it will layoff 82 workers at its Enfield facility on Bright Meadow Boulevard. The layoffs are due to Springfield-based Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, aka MassMutual's decision to sell its retirement plan business. Dias said the layoffs would take effect between Dec. 21 and Jan. 4, 2021 and that all affected emplo…
Hampshire Franklin MA
Business
Paper Factory To Layoff Half Of Its Workforce Following Acquisition
Nearly 50 people are being laid off from a 140-year-old factory following an acquisition by a Kentucky company. A Massachusetts Worker Adjustment And Retraining Notice (WARN) has been filed by Hampden Paper Inc., of Holyoke. In the notice, the company said it will lay off 49 employees effective Nov. 30. The company has about 100 employees. Hampden Paper on Water Street is one of the few remaining paper manufacturers in the Paper City. The company has been acquired by LLFLEX, a packaging business. LLFLEX said it is interested in combining its packaging with the laminating, sheeting, coatin…
Hampden
News
Nursing Home Lays Off Entire Staff
A longterm care facility is laying off its entire staff by the end of November. More than 100 employees are being laid off from long-term rehabilitation facility and nurinsg home Mount Saint Vincent Care Center in Holyoke. On Friday, Sept. 18, Mount Saint Vincent officials notified the state that by mid-November it will have laid off 106 employees. The 125-bed health care facility has been purchased by iCare Health Network, which plans to rehire some current employees, according to MassLive. The facility had previously been owned by Trinity Health of New England.
Hampshire Franklin MA
News
UMass Amherst, Unions Square Off On Cost-Saving Measures During
Covid-
19
Two labor unions allege that the University of Massachusetts Amherst is pushing for hundreds of layoffs if employees don’t agree to certain concessions. UMass Amherst officials say the cuts are necessary to make ends meet during the COVID-19 crisis. The Professional Staff Union and the University Staff Association say that they have filed complaints with the state against UMass. Administrators, the unions said, have asked employees to make up $5.2 million in voluntary staff cuts and early retirements, but that they have not justified the cuts. “UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy is…
Worcester
Business
Updated
Wave of Pink Slips Hit As Amazon Cuts Ties With Local Companies - Offers New Jobs
Hundreds of delivery drivers will be laid off in the coming months as small logistics companies are dropped by mega-online retailer Amazon. In this round, Courier Distribution Systems, LLC, will layoff or reduce the hours of 238 employees across its Milford, Dedham, and Everett facilities, according to a WARN letter filed with the Massachusetts Rapid Response Team. In July, Systemized Logistics of Bristol, Connecticut, announced 50 employees would be laid off due to a decline in orders from Amazon, the company owner said in a WARN letter. The company made another 70 layoffs between its Mass…
Hartford
Business
Covid-
19: More Than 250 Workers Laid Off At Bridgeport Distribution Site
alphabroder Prime in Bridgeport is laying off 255 employees from its warehouse. At alphaborder Prime most of the layoffs will be for machine operators (94) and packers (54). The employees are not represented by a union. The company is a clothing distributor and is not affiliated with Amazon Prime. In a letter to the state’s Rapid Response Unit, Alphaborder Prime HR Director Marilyn Caraballo said the company at 1100 Boston Ave., has been terminating employees since March and placed 152 employees on temporary furlough in April. Those people on furlough are likely not going to be asked to r…
Nassau
Business
Covid-
19: Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank To Close Up To 500 Stores
Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank will close up to 500 stores and lay off 20 percent of its corporate workforce, the California-based company has announced. The company has not announced a timeline for closure. The continuing negative economic impact of COVID-19 was largely blamed for the decision, according to corporate parent company Tailored Brands President Dinseh Lathi. Following these changes, the company expects to pay about $6 million in severance pay and other termination costs. Tailored Brands has an estimated 1,500 stores across all of its brands.
Hartford
Business
Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank To Close Up To 500 Stores
Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank will close up to 500 stores and lay off 20 percent of its corporate workforce, the California-based company has announced. Massachusetts and Connecticut combined have more than two dozen such stores. The company has not announced a timeline for closure. Although the company is yet to name which stores are subject to closure: Connecticut has Men’s Wearhouses and Jos A. Banks in over 12 communities including West Hartford, Danbury, Milford, Enfield, Meriden, Glastonbury, and Fairfield. In Massachusetts, shops for Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank can be…
Worcester
Business
Hewlett Packard In Westborough Laying Off 150 Workers
Hewlett Packard Enterprise reportedly has laid off 146 employees at its Westborough office. The company filed a "WARN" notice with Massachusetts on July 14 that said lay-offs would take place the week of July 24, according to the MassHire Department of Career Services. A WARN notice triggers a response from the state-run “rapid response team,” which comes in when a company has planned mass lay-offs. The team seeks to help laid-off employees find new work, services, and skills. The layoffs are taking place three years after Hewlett Packard purchased SimpliVity and its office in Westbo…
Hartford
Business
Covid-
19: Hartford County Hotels To Cut Hundreds Of Employee Jobs and Hours
Three major Hartford County hotels have announced plans to layoff or reduce the hours of nearly 450 employees due to economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hartford Marriott Downtown, the Hilton Hartford, and the Sheraton in Windsor Locks have put the Connecticut Department of Labor on notice about layoffs and reduced employee hours planned for this month. Many companies are required by Connecticut law to inform the state’s Dislocated Worker/Rapid Response Team prior to mass layoffs. It is unclear if the layoffs or cut hours will be permanent. In letters to the Rapid Response Tea…
Fairfield
Business
Covid-
19: Cheesecake Factory To Close Fairfield County Location
The Cheesecake Factory plans to permanently close a location in Fairfield County due to the economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The closure of the restaurant, located at the Stamford Town Center Mall on Tresser Boulevard, will result in the loss of about 100 jobs and is effective at the close of business on Sunday, Aug. 1. In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification ("WARN") Act filing dated Friday, June 26, the company wrote: "Business conditions rapidly and suddenly deteriorated during the continuing COVID-19 crisis, national emergency, and …
Ulster Sullivan
News
Covid-r
elated Layoffs Affect Thousands In Hudson Valley
Thousands of workers in the Hudson Valley have been laid off amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Nearly a dozen companies in the Hudson Valley were forced to lay off or furlough more than 2,500 employees, according to information from the New York State Department of Labor’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN). Employers in Westchester, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, and Orange counties all made filings, according to the Department of Labor. The largest reported to the state labor department is MGM Yonkers, doing business as Empire City Casino, …
Stratford
Business
Subway To Eliminate 300 Jobs At Headquarters In Milford
Hundreds of people will be out of a job in Connecticut as Subway announced its reducing staff at its Milford headquarters. The popular sandwich shop just announced that it will be laying off approximately 300 people as it continues to face increased competition from other restaurants. Cuts came to multiple departments, impacting approximately 30 percent of the headquarters’ workforce. Subway got its start in Fairfield County, with a single shop in Bridgeport. It now boasts more than 40,000 locations worldwide, making it the largest fast-food company in the world based on the number of loc…
White Plains
Business
Dozens Of Popular Hosts Among iHeartRadio Layoffs, Dealing Blow To Local Radio
Dozens of popular and prominent radio hosts across the country were the victims of layoffs at iHeartMedia, the company announced. IHeartMedia, which proclaimed itself “the No. 1 audio company in America” and owns more than 850 radio stations, announced the reorganization as a way to group its markets “by common needs and characteristics” into three divisions, the company said in a release. It is unclear how many of the company’s 12,500 employees were laid off. The layoffs came the day after iHeartMedia announced it would be promoting nine executives to serve as division presidents under the…
Nassau
Business
Long Island Manufacturer To Close, Lay Off 63
A longtime Long Island manufacturer of parts for the automotive and defense industries has announced it will close in November and lay off all 63 employees. Johnson & Hoffman LLC, who has been located on Voice Road for 70 years in Carle Place, will close on on Nov. 4, due to economic reasons, according to a state WARN notice. The notice, which is required for any mass layoff or closing, was posted the company's website on Friday, Sept. 6. On the website, the company said: "After approximately 70 years in operation, Johnson & Hoffman (J&H) a precision metal stamping company is c…
Nassau
Business
Settlement Of Dolan Family's Lawsuit Against Altice Keeps News 12 Staffing At Current Level
At the 11th hour, the Dolan family, the former owners of Cablevision before it was sold to Altice USA, reached a settlement in a lawsuit regarding layoffs and staffing at News 12 with the new parent company for the 24-hour hyperlocal news network. News 12 will employ at least 371 full-time employees through February 2023 under the agreement, ending a yearlong dispute by the Dolans, who sought a minimum of 462. Altice acquired News 12 when it took over Cablevision three years ago. The lawsuit alleged that Altice had not operated the news company in compliance with the agreement of the deal. …
Clarkstown
Business
RNN To Cut 150 Jobs After Verizon Shuts Down FiOS1 News
As of 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, local television news outlet FiOS1 News will cease broadcasting after parent company Verizon declined to pursue a new contract with Rye Brook-based RNN. "Later this year, Verizon will no longer be offering FiOS1 News, said Verizon spokesman Tony McNary. "We have partnered with RNN for over 10 years to deliver award-winning hyperlocal news coverage on FiOS1. We know how important hyperlocal news is to our FiOS customers and will be sharing more options soon. We wish RNN and their employees well during this transition." The end of the contract will leave…
Fairfield
Business
Lowe's To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees, Outsource Some Positions To Third Parties
Thousands of Lowe’s employees will soon be out of a job as the home improvement retail giant reshuffles positions. Lowe’s announced that it is planning to outsource the jobs of maintenance and assembly workers to third-party companies, including workers that put together certain items such as grills and wheelbarrows. The news of layoffs was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. It is unclear exactly how many employees are being laid off, but it is expected to be in the thousands. The company currently employs approximately 300,000 people in 1,725 stores nationwide. The layoffs come a…
Hudson
Schools
Jersey City School District May Lay Off Hundreds: Report
Following a marathon board meeting Monday night, the Jersey City Board of Education voted to lay off more than 400 staff. The layoffs would take effect at the end of the school year. School officials blamed a $33 million reduction in state aid for forcing them to cut positions including 250 teachers, NJSpotlight reported. Overall, the district is facing a $120 million budget shortfall. But NJ Spotlight also reported that the school board debated other measures in a bid to minimize or completely avoid layoffs. The district is contemplating selling buildings and using a pay…
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