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UPS plans to close Baltimore facility, lay off 540 workers

A Baltimore UPS customer cernter is planning to close in August, according to a Maryland state filing. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) A Baltimore UPS customer center is planning to close in August, according to a Maryland state filing. The move will affect hundreds of workers. A UPS (NYSE: UPS) on Vero Road will shutter Aug. 23, […]

Patagonia to lay off as many as 90 employees if they won’t relocate

Ventura-based Patagonia has told around 90 remote workers that if they want to keep their jobs, they’ll have to move to one of seven metropolitan areas, none of which are in California. The employees are customer service representatives who are scattered around the country and take customer calls, emails and chat messages from home or […]

Microsoft to lay off hundreds at Azure cloud unit, Business Insider reports

(Reuters) -Microsoft is cutting hundreds of jobs at its Azure cloud unit, Business Insider reported on Monday, adding to the swathe of layoffs seen in the technology and media industry this year. The layoffs will impact teams including Azure for Operators and Mission Engineering, according to the report. The Azure for Operators layoffs involved as […]

Finnish leaders lay the groundwork for hosting NATO forces

HELSINKI — Top Finnish defense officials are moving closer to finalizing proposals aimed at filling the country’s NATO membership with life. One key consideration, which may require amendments to Finland’s constitution, relates to the hosting of alliance forces on Finnish soil. The Ministry of Defense here is currently reviewing proposals and reports from the military, […]

Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems to lay off about 400 employees, memo says

(Reuters) -Spirit AeroSystems is laying off several hundred members of its workforce in Wichita, Kan., according to an internal memo, as the company deals with high debt and slowed production at Boeing, its key customer. “The recent slowdown in the delivery rate on commercial programs compels a reduction to our workforce in Wichita,” spokesman Joe […]

Herbruck’s to lay off 400 employees, citing bird flu outbreak

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, Michigan’s largest egg producer, says it will lay off hundreds of employees in Ionia County as it deals with an outbreak of bird flu. In a notice filed with the state on Wednesday, Herbruck’s said it plans to lay off an estimated 400 employees at five of […]