WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Spirit AeroSystems will lay off 400 to 450 employees, according to an internal email sent to employees. It also said the reduction is to the hourly production workforce. Senior Contributing Analyst, for the Teal Group, Bruce McClelland, and Sedgwick County Commissioner Jim Howell agree, this is a dicey move for Spirit […]
TORGIANO, Italy (AP) — The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into “Made in Italy” as integral to the brand’s ethos and developing new artisanal talent to ease the luxury group through a generational shift in its workforce. Prada CEO […]
May 7—ELLENSBURG — The pattern followed by current immigrants to the United States is similar to earlier periods of higher immigration. Both workers and employers must adjust when integrating immigrants into the workplace. Those were among the conclusions from speakers discussing immigration and its impact on the workplace in Washington at the annual Economic Outlook […]
GRAFTON, Wis. (WFRV) – An industrial plant in Wisconsin announced it will lay off over 25% of its workforce after a massive production loss. Pace Industries, one of North America’s leaders in full-service aluminum die casting, zinc die casting, and magnesium die casting, has submitted a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter to the […]
Google recently laid off at least 200 workers as part of a continued downsizing as the tech giant seeks to expand services in India, Mexico and other emerging markets. File photo by John Angelillo/UPI May 1 (UPI) — Google laid off 200 of its “Core” unit workers while reorganizing and moving several jobs to Mexico […]
Tesla (TSLA) Chief Executive Elon Musk has decided to let two top executives go while also cutting the EV company’s entire supercharger team, according to reports Tuesday. TSLA shares fell early after surging more than 15% Monday. X Musk has dismissed Rebecca Tinucci, senior director of Tesla’s supercharger efforts, and Daniel Ho, head of the […]
HILLSDALE — Hillsdale’s leaders joined with representatives from Portage-based Allen Edwin Homes Monday for a groundbreaking ceremony on Hidden Meadows Drive where middle-income housing for the workforce will be built. Allen Edwin Homes first came to the city in the fall of 2023 with their plan to build three duplex-style residential units that will ultimately […]
Apr. 18—AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday sent a letter directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create a task force to address healthcare workforce shortages in order to meet the demands of our growing state and provide students with the tools they need to succeed. “The State of Texas has invested millions […]
When U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo came to Austin Community College on Monday, she recognized a student at the school. “She shakes my hand and she’s like, ‘Wait, do I remember you?’” said Eriverto Adame, a student at ACC who wants to work as an engineer. On Raimondo’s visit to the campus Monday, she […]
Tesla has joined the litany of companies that have conducted sweeping layoffs in recent times. According to Reuters, the company is firing “more than 10 percent” of its workforce; the company had more than 140,000 employees as of December 2023. The publication saw an internal memo noting the percentage, though it didn’t state the exact […]
Over the past two years, a group of dedicated organizations in Lenawee County, Michigan, have been working tirelessly to establish a much-needed community organization that serves the residents of the county, particularly those in the city of Adrian. These organizations include Lenawee Now, Align Lenawee, ProMedica Ebeid, the Ben, and Connie Negron HOLA Fund, Hispanics […]
YWCA Minneapolis is selling its longtime Uptown fitness facility and pool to a nonprofit that will convert the space into a workforce development and job training hub. The 80,000-square-foot building, which has housed the YWCA programs for nearly 40 years, will be sold to Tending the Soil, a coalition of nonprofits and unions led by […]