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National Semiconductor warns, slashes jobs By Janet Haney, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 4:57 PM ET May 8, 2001

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (CBS.MW) -- National Semiconductor said late Tuesday that it will eliminate 1,100 jobs, or 10 percent of its global work force, during the fourth quarter and also expects sales to fall 16 percent to 18 percent sequentially.

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-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 08, 2001

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17,000 manufacturing jobs could go "This gloomy picture across most regions suggests there is nothing to stop a quarter point cut in interest rates this week" - CBI associate director Sudhir Junankar Up to 17,000 manufacturing jobs are likely to be lost between April and June this year, according to a CBI survey which painted a gloomy picture of confidence in the sector.

The quarterly regional survey from the Confederation of British Industry and Business Strategies said the job cuts were due to the effects of the global slowdown.

The report also blamed the "continuing squeeze" on manufacturers' margins.

The survey said that if jobs continued to be cut at the same rate as during the first three months of the year, a further 17,000 manufacturing jobs would be shed in the second quarter.

But it also said the scale of the decline across Britain could be overstated, as it might also reflect the foot-and-mouth crisis and the slowdown in the United States economy.

The survey also found that confidence among manufacturers had fallen at its sharpest rate since January 1999.

CBI associate director Sudhir Junankar said: "For the first time since the UK economy slowed down during 1999, firms consider uncertainty about demand to be the key constraint on their investment plans.

"With inflation prospects good, this gloomy picture across most regions suggests there is nothing to stop a quarter point cut in interest rates this week."

The English regions all reported sharp declines in confidence, with the southern regions - East of England, the South East and London and the South West - recording the sharpest falls.

Export optimism for the year ahead also fell "significantly" in these regions.

Business confidence was down in Wales and Northern Ireland, though the decline was less than in England.

There were also "large falls" in confidence in the North East and North West, reflecting "substantial declines" in total orders during the past four months.

http://itn.co.uk/news/20010508/business/09manufacture.shtml

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 08, 2001.


Tuesday, May 8, 2001

By MATTHEW FORDAHL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Two computer giants yesterday announced job cuts totaling as many as 7,000 employees.

Dell Computer Corp., the world's largest PC manufacturer, said yesterday it will cut 3,000 to 4,000 jobs and force other employees to take unpaid time off as it struggles with weak demand for computer systems and services.

Beleaguered network equipment maker 3Com Corp. plans to cut 3,000 more jobs, or nearly a third of its work force, in its quest to return to profitability, the company said yesterday.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 08, 2001.


Tuesday May 8 2:38 PM ET Terra Lycos Cuts 15 Percent of Staff

By Eric Bovim and Reshma Kapadia

MADRID/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Terra Lycos (TRR.MC) NasdaqNM:TRLY - news), the world's third-largest Internet services provider, said on Tuesday it would cut 500 jobs worldwide, or 15 percent of its workforce, and posted a narrower-than-expected first-quarter losses, sending its share price higher.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 08, 2001.


Tuesday May 8 12:27 PM ET Agilera Lays Off 80

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Agilera Inc., which helps smaller businesses rent software on the Internet, has laid off 80 people, or about a third of its total staff, and named a new chief executive.

The layoffs are mostly in the company's business development unit. The company is restructuring and reducing the number of computer applications it intends to rent.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 08, 2001.


May 9, 2001 WebMD 250 more jobs.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 09, 2001.


May 9, 2001 Load Media appears to be closing.

May 9, 2001 JustArrive.com cutting employees.

May 9, 2001 SmartPrice.com staff fired.

May 9, 2001 Internet.com laying off the most US workforce for less expensive overseas help.

May 9, 2001 Comidsco cut employees.

May 9, 2001 Shortcycles.com closed. Laid off 60.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 09, 2001.


SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Reuters) - Web hosting company Exodus Communications Inc. on Wednesday said it would shed about 15 percent of its work force, or about 675 jobs, as it tries to control costs amid steep losses and the falloff in technology spending by businesses.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 09, 2001.

May 9, 2001 Cisco: 8500 of its 44,000 staff.

May 9, 2001 Philips 6,000 to 7,000 or 3%.

May 9, 2001 Texas Instruments 2,000 of its 42,000 work force.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 09, 2001.


I went back and copied down only what are considered "big" companies or very large layoffs announced since May 1st. These are more staggering than December & January when things like Montgomery Ward, Sears, Home Depot announced layoffs because those were permanently closing stores (Montgomery Wards, Sears, etc.) and it was obvious they were gonna be huge layoffs. These in May, etc., are more frightening because they are "bellweather" companies. These companies are supposed to be the bedrock of the Tech industry & so forth. Plus, some of these are "second" layoff announcements. In other words, they have already had previous layoff announcements in the hundreds or thousands.

Hitachi Ltd. 221 or 18%

May 1, 2001 Dow Chemical 4500 or 8%.

May 1, 2001 Nextel 5%.

May 2, 2001 Volvo may lay off 3000 to 4000 soon.

May 3, 2001 Epson 800.

May 3, 2001 Newell Rubbermaid 3000.

May 6, 2001 3Com 3000 Additional cuts. Previous 1200.

May 7, 2001 Dell 4000.

May 8, 2001 National Semiconductor 1,100 or 10%.

May 8, 2001 3Com Corp 3,000 more jobs or 1/3rd.

May 8, 2001 Terra Lycos 500 or 15%.

May 9, 2001 Cisco: 8500 of 44,000.

May 9, 2001 Philips 6,000 to 7,000 or 3%.

May 9, 2001 Texas Instruments 2,000 of 42,000.

This is a rough total of about 40,000 just from these 14 companies and in just 9 days this month. Plus, as stated above, some of these are "second" layoffs. This 40,000 is also in addition to the thousands of other layoffs which I didn't include in this list but were still 50 or 200 or 350, etc.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 09, 2001.


Wednesday May 9 4:42 PM ET Nabisco to Shut N.Y. Triscuit Plant

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - Nabisco will close its Triscuit plant here, affecting 200 employees and ending a 100-year relationship with the city that began with the production of Shredded Wheat.

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Wednesday May 9 4:56 PM ET Comdisco Lays Off 250 Since March

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Comdisco Inc. has laid off an additional 250 employees in the past two months as it cuts costs aggressively in a bid to save its core technology and leasing businesses.

The cuts amount to nearly 10 percent of its North American work force, spokeswoman Mary Moster said. Comdisco shut down its networking services business in January, laying off 96 workers and transferring 100 more to other positions. It also eliminated 350 jobs when it shut down Prism Communications Inc., a high-speed Internet service it backed.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 09, 2001.



Wednesday May 9 9:29 AM ET Merrill Unit Cutting 20 Percent of Staff

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top Wall Street firm Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MER - news) plans to cut 20 percent of its investment management unit work force by the end of the year, the company said on Wednesday.

The group, which manages $525 billion in total assets, will cut its number of employees to 3,600 from 4,500 in a further step by the top-ranked U.S. full-service brokerage to cut costs. Most of the job cuts have already been made, a spokesman said.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 09, 2001.


Etinsity - 58 workers, Washington Post

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 09, 2001.

Cites Delay Of Expansion Plans

TAIPEI (Dow Jones)--Yageo Corp. (Q.YGO) plans to lay off 8% of its workforce, or 570 people, due to uncertainty in the second quarter that will delay its planned expansion plans, the world's largest chip resistor maker said late Thursday.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 10, 2001.


May 11, 2001 Pschemedic 10%.

May 11, 2001 Rx.com.closing. Laying off 150.

May 11, 2001 Xuma.com 75 or 30%

May 11, 2001 BidLand.com will closing May 13.

May 11, 2001 XFL gone..gone..gone...they're outta here!!!

May 11, 2001 Meals.com laid off 31 or 50%.

May 11, 2001 Broadband fired all but 30l. Chapter 11

May 11, 2001 Colo.com filed closed. Chapter 11.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 11, 2001.


May 11, 2001 Kraft closing N.Y. plant. Laying off 200.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 11, 2001.


May 10, 2001 Siemens Slashes 2,000 More Jobs MUNICH, Germany, May 10, 2001, 3:08 p.m. EDT — Recent employee firings by Siemens [NYSE:SI] from its information technology (IT) operation turns out not to have been enough. The company today said it is planning to cut another 2,000 jobs from its Information and Communications Network (ICN) division.

The move would bring to more than 8,000 the number of jobs lost at Siemens over the last three months

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 11, 2001.


May 11 Teligent, Vienna-based telecommunications company, is laying off 900 workers.

-- Rachel Gibson (rgibson@hotmail.com), May 11, 2001.

Friday May 11 7:27 PM ET LaCrosse Footwear Closing Plant

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - LaCrosse Footwear Inc. announced Friday it will close a manufacturing plant here in a move that will eliminate 139 jobs, the final blow to a business with a 100-year history in the city.

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Broadband Provideer NAS Cuts 150 Jobs - Update

HERNDON, VIRGINIA, U.S.A., 2001 MAY 11 (NB) -- By Michael P Bruno, Washtech.

Network Access Solutions Corp., [NASDAQ:NASC] a Herndon, Va., company that sells broadband telecommunications services, this morning announced a board shakeup and said it is laying off "nearly 150" employees, or more than a third of its workforce of more than 400, in an effort to slash expenses by 50 percent.

---------------------------------- Saturday May 12 4:31 PM ET Lucent Spinoff to Begin Layoffs

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Agere Systems Inc., a microelectronics spinoff of Lucent Technologies, said it will distribute layoff notices Monday to 1,025 workers.

------------------------------------ Saturday May 12 2:51 PM ET Phila. Newspapers To Cut 200 Jobs

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News plans to cut 200 jobs, or 6.4 percent of the newspapers' work force, by July 1.

----------------------------------- Friday May 11 5:53 PM ET Softlock.com to Cut Jobs, Sell Assets

MAYNARD, Mass. (Reuters) - SoftLock.com (NasdaqSC:DIGS - news), which does business as Digital Goods, said on Friday that it is letting go its chief executive, cutting staff, ceasing some operations and seeking buyers for some assets.

The marketer of digital content also said that its shares may be delisted from the Nasdaq SmallCap market.

Thirty-nine employees were cut, including all vice presidents and the president/CEO, SoftLock.com said. All company directors, excluding founder Jonathan Schull, resigned from the board. Schull was named the new president and CEO. The company was not immediately available to provide the names of departing executives or provide further information.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 13, 2001.


Friday May 11 10:09 AM ET Ascendant Mulling Sale of Assets, Will Cut Staff

DALLAS (Reuters) - Ascendant Solutions Inc. (NasdaqNM:ASDS - news), a business-to-business supply-chain provider, on Friday said it will ``significantly reduce'' its workforce and is considering putting itself up for sale, citing the current slowdown in demand for B2B initiatives.

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Lifeminders, Inc., cuts all but 30 of it's staff. Considers liquidating.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12690-2001May10.html

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 13, 2001.


May 14, 2001 Roche considering up to 5000 layoffs.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 14, 2001.

May 14, 2001 Cooking.com 75% of staff will be laid off this week.

May 14, 2001 Rebel.com 23% of staff!

May 14, 2001 SwapIt.com closed.

May 14, 2001 LifeMinders.com fired 80% or all but 30

May 14, 2001 Eazel will be shutting down within days.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 14, 2001.


May 14, 2001 National Semiconductor 10%.

May 14, 2001 Corvis 250 or 18%.

May 14, 2001 BASF closing NJ plant. 500 employees.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 14, 2001.


Agere's ax falls By: Sam Ames, CNET News.com 5/14/01 12:25 PM

Source: News.com Agere Systems said it will distribute layoff notices to 1,025 workers beginning Monday as part of the optical component maker's previously announced plan to cut its work force.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 14, 2001.


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Internet consulting firm Agency.com Ltd. Monday posted first quarter losses, announced job cuts and said Seneca Investments LLC had made a bid for the company after two of its founders agreed to sell their stakes in it.

The New York-based company said it was cutting about 350 jobs, or 25 percent of its staff, from its global workforce to ''more properly align its capacity with the demand for interactive services.''

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 14, 2001.


Clarent lays off 10 percent By Wylie Wong CNET News.com Clarent laid off about 10 percent of its work force Monday, part of the company's cost-cutting efforts to counteract slower sales of its Internet telephony equipment.

Clarent, which builds technology that allows people to make phone calls over the Net, on Monday laid off 90 full-time workers and 20 contract or temporary workers. Overall, the company had more than 1,000 employees

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 14, 2001.


350 jobs go at electronics firm

An electronics company has announced it is cutting 350 manufacturing jobs.

The job losses at the Solectron plant in Cwmcarn, near Caerphilly, south Wales, are part of a restructuring programme.

The Cwmcarn plant currently employs about 800 people. Managers want to turn the facility into a services-based operation.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 14, 2001.


Monday May 14 2:10 PM ET Sun Media Cutting 300 Jobs

TORONTO (AP) - Sun Media announced Monday it was cutting 302 jobs under a restructuring plan after parent Quebecor Inc. reported a first-quarter loss last week.

The Sun Media cuts amount to almost 5 percent of the total 6,059 employees. Positions being cut include 180 full-time jobs, 34 part- time jobs, 15 free-lance positions and 73 vacant posts, according to a news release.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 15, 2001.


May 14, 2001 MyBiz.com closed.

May 14, 2001 Flatiron Partners closed.

May 14, 2001 LinkShare may lay off 30% more.

May 14, 2001 Buzzsaw.com laid off 30

May 14, 2001 Launch.com 60 employees or 26%.

May 14, 2001 RoundArch laid off 20%.

May 14, 2001 WorkingWoman.com closed. Fired 100%.

May 14, 2001 FairMarket.com laid off 40 people

May 14, 2001 Zefer laying off 1/3rd.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 15, 2001.


Tuesday May 15 2:07 PM ET Cirrus Logic to Lay Off 120 Employees

AUSTIN (Reuters) - Semiconductor firm Cirrus Logic Inc. (NasdaqNM:CRUS - news) said on Tuesday it will lay off 120 employees, or about 9 percent of its work force, as part of its shift to focus solely on consumer-entertainment electronics.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 15, 2001.


Tuesday May 15 2:36 AM ET Silicon Valley to Cut Jobs

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - Semiconductor equipment maker Silicon Valley Group said on Tuesday third quarter sales would be lower than previously expected, and it would cut its workforce by about 400 people, or 10 percent.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 15, 2001.


TUESDAY MAY 15 2001 British Energy to cut 400 jobs BY ANGELA JAMESON BRITISH ENERGY, the nuclear generator, said yesterday that it was to cut 400 jobs as the falling cost of wholesale electricity continued to bite. The job losses are to be spread over the next four years, and are part of a clamp-down on costs first announced by the company in 1999. British Energy is aiming to cut nuclear generating costs by £150 million and has already cut 250 jobs from its 5,000 workforce since November 1999

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 15, 2001.

Tuesday May 15 3:45 PM ET Two Major Newspapers Cutting Staff

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Two major newspapers are making staff reductions, the latest to hit the industry as a sudden decline in advertising revenues and higher newsprint prices squeeze profits.

The San Jose Mercury News announced to its staff Monday that it was planning to cut 120 jobs, or 8 percent of its work force of 1,560, through voluntary buyouts and early retirement.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 15, 2001.


Tuesday May 15 10:09 AM ET Eagle Global Will Cut 400 Jobs

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Freight transport company Eagle Global Logistics, Inc. (EGL) (NasdaqNM:EAGL - news) on Tuesday posted a first-quarter net loss, missing already-lowered Wall Street estimates, as its results took a beating from a decline in U.S. freight volumes.

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Tuesday May 15 10:52 AM ET Tefron Reports Loss, Will Cut Work Force

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Intimate apparel maker Tefron Ltd. (NYSE:TFR - news) on Tuesday reported a loss during the first-quarter, due to sharply lower sales, but said it expects sales to improve during the second quarter.

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Tuesday May 15 9:57 AM ET eMerge to Cut 15 Percent of Work Force

SEBASTIAN (Reuters) - eMerge Interactive Inc. (Nasdaq:EMRG - news), which provides software for the U.S. beef production industry, on Tuesday said it would discontinue its online store and cut about 60 jobs, or 15 percent of its work force, as part of a reorganization plan.

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May 15, 2001, 4:14PM

EGL to cut 450 more jobs By SUSAN KREIMER Copyright 2001 Houston Chronicle

Houston-based EGL plans to cut an additional 400 full-time jobs in response to slow demand for its freight shipping services.

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By Dina ElBoghdady Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 15, 2001; Page E01

Corvis Corp., once one of the Washington area's most highly valued technology firms, announced plans yesterday to lay off 250 employees, or 15 percent of its U.S. workforce, citing slowing demand for its fiber-optics telecommunication gear.

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-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 15, 2001.


Heard Waccamaw was closing all their stores in the U.S. I can't prove it. Just went off line in a futile search to verify that ALL are closing. Maybe someone with a less encumbered computer or a smarter brain mass can dig up verification. Until then, "don't worry, be happy". But I am still amazed by all the vehicles along the road with "For Sale" signs. Not enough to scare the "yikes" out of me, but enough to scratch my head and say "this is really different". Never heard of Waccamaw? They are a housewares big store, really neat.

-- My Story and (iam@sticking.com), May 15, 2001.

Waccamaw chain to shut down

The owners will liquidate the remaining 62 home decor stores, including five in the bay area. By MARK ALBRIGHT

© St. Petersburg Times, published May 5, 2001

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After three months in bankruptcy, the owners of Waccamaw's HomePlace have bowed to pressure from creditors and will shut down the home decor chain.

"We're going to wind it down over the next few months," said Chris Beseler, senior vice president of marketing of the chain that grew in 24 years from a tourist attraction in Myrtle Beach, S.C., into a 122- store chain with the financial backing of the Kuwaiti government.

Having already closed 60 stores since January, the company Friday dismissed all but a skeleton crew at its corporate headquarters in Myrtle Beach and served notice the remaining 62 stores will be liquidated. About 3,000 employees will lose their jobs.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 15, 2001.


Philip, that was a nice trail, though I am sure it will disappear as fast as it came. Exactly which generation are you targeting? The Game Boy? Nice enough to really think there are "real thinkers" in the 18 to 28 age range. Those are the same "thinkers" who gave us the "new and improved programs from Hell". Programs which required more hand motion of the operator from keyboard to mouse. More Carpal Tunnel. In my opinion. All programmers, should have to use, the program they create, at the largest facitity, down at the user level. For at least two months. Bet they would sing a different tune. Their latest creation, ain't doing us no favors. Regression. And they created it.

-- My Story (andiam@sticking.com), May 15, 2001.

Silicon Valley Group to Cut Jobs; Sales Drop Worsens 5/15/01 1:39 PM Source:Bloomberg News San Jose, California, May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Silicon Valley Group Inc., the U.S. maker of optical equipment being bought by ASM Lithography Holding NV, said it will cut about 400 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, as sales fall short of forecasts.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 15, 2001.

Cirrus Logic to lay off 120 workers - 5/15/01 7:34 PM AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Cirrus Logic Inc., which makes semiconductors for consumer-electronics products, said Tuesday it has laid off 120 workers, about 9 percent of its work force, and will also cut the use of outside contractors.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 15, 2001.

I post on another forum totally unrelated to news, etc. I copied this from that forum:

"It seems like an awful lot of people are getting laid off lately. I got laid off from Nortel at the end of January from an understaffed and overworked, extremely profitable, department of 25 people that now has 14 frustrated people working even more hours than before. Over the past few months the total number of job cuts from Nortel has risen to 20,000.

I got a new job last week and I start on June 4th. I'm glad to finally be getting back to work.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 15, 2001.


Last Updated: May 15, 2001

U.S. Bancorp now expects to eliminate 2,500 jobs in connection with its merger with Firstar Corp. - 750 more than initially estimated, according to a report filed Tuesday with regulators.

The company has not said how many of those positions would be cut in Wisconsin. Overall, U.S. Bancorp has about 50,000 employees in 24 states.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 16, 2001.


May 15, 2001 KeyCorp 900.

May 15, 2001 PeoplePC may be laying off alot next week

May 15, 2001 Gear Magazine. More than 20 people (out of around 25) have been fired within the last 6 months.

May 15, 2001 About.com laid off around 10 editors

May 15, 2001 Zaplet.com laid off one-third of staff.

May 15, 2001 Startups.com 11 or 38. Others take 10% pay cut.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 16, 2001.


Wednesday May 16 5:04 PM ET Comair to Lay Off 400 Workers

HEBRON, Ky. (AP) - Comair said Wednesday it will lay off 400 more of its 2,000 nonstriking employees and sell an additional 20 jets because of a continuing strike by pilots of the regional airline.

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Pillowtex Closes 2 Facilities, Cuts Jobs

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Reuters) - Household textiles maker Pillowtex Corp. (PTEXQ.OB) said on Wednesday it will close two facilities, eliminating 780 jobs, as part of its restructuring under Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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Wednesday May 16 8:34 AM ET Hyperion Joins Job-Cutting Trend

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Reuters) - Software maker Hyperion Solutions Inc. (NasdaqNM:HYSL - news) on Wednesday said it would cut up to 15 percent of its staff, or nearly 400 workers, joining dozens of other high-technology companies trying to lower expenses in the softening economy.

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WorldCom to cut more jobs By Bloomberg News May 15, 2001, 3:35 p.m. PT CLINTON, Miss.--WorldCom, the second-biggest U.S. long-distance telephone company, plans to lay off more workers this year to trim expenses.

WorldCom will cut jobs internationally to lower general and administrative expenses and sales costs in the second half, the company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Clinton, Miss.-based company didn't say in the filing how many jobs would be cut. Spokesman Charlie Sutlive declined to comment.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 17, 2001.


May 17, 2001 Mirro Cookware dismissing 115.

May 17, 2001 U. S. Bankcorp 2500 employees. 750 More than previously announced.

May 17, 2001 Fleet Boston 50

May 17, 2001 Brady Corp. Freezing hiring. Stopping overtime.

May 17, 2001 John Ernst Cafe closing after 123 years. Opened 1878.

May 17, 2001 Zany Brainy-educational toys-filed chapter 11.

May 17, 2001 Hungry Minds, Inc. - "Dummies" books company for sale after loss.

May 17, 2001 San Jose Mercury News 120 or 8%.

May 17, 2001 USA Today laid off 6 newsroom & 7 online people.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 17, 2001.


May 17, 2001 Beenz may go out of business or lay off alot June 10th.

May 17, 2001 GroceryGateway.com will soon be closing Toronto offices.

May 17, 2001 Primary Knowledge laying off 30 people soon.

May 17, 2001 UltraDNS laid off 70%. 17 people remain

May 17, 2001 PinPoint.com. 30 employees or 1/3rd.

May 17, 2001 Red Herring magazine laying off 60% of editorial staff shortly.

May 17, 2001 Modem Media cut 40

May 17, 2001 iWon.com about to layoff more people again.

May 17, 2001 Datek laid off a bunch of employees

May 17, 2001 CyberRebate.com closed.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 17, 2001.


Motorola to lay off 600 in Mexico • May 16, 2001 (Reuters)—Wireless technology giant Motorola Inc. said Wednesday it would lay off 600 workers at its Mexican cell phone plant in the northern state of Chihuahua due to a sharp slowdown in world demand for mobile telephone handsets.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 17, 2001.

BOSTON (AP) via NewsEdge Corporation -

FleetBoston Financial, the seventh largest bank in the United States, has laid off 750 workers in its capital markets businesses, the company said in a regulatory filing.

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Faced with mounting losses for its fiscal year, Microforum Inc. said Thursday it will slash nearly one-third of its staff as part of a cost-cutting bid to return to profitability.

The Toronto-based company, which provides electronic commerce services, said in a release that it will cut 30 percent of its 295 staff over the next eight weeks and immediately close its Web site development operations in New York. The moves follow the company's announcement that would sell its public relations and advertising, and strategic marketing divisions.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 18, 2001.


Seattle-based Safeco Corp. said Thursday that it will shed 450 jobs as it moves away from underwriting large commercial accounts to focus on small and midsize accounts. Aside from the 450 layoffs, the company said a number of employees will be transferred. Safeco also said it is "reviewing the effectiveness" of its Select Markets operation, including its specialty commercial lines of medical malpractice, professional liability, specialty programs and surplus lines business.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 18, 2001.

Am I the only one who couldn't access this web site the past day and a half, or were there problems with the server or something? I needed my daily updates badly.... :)

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 19, 2001.

May 18, 2001 Northwestern Steel and Wire Con, in chapter 11 since December & claiming it can't survive any longer, is closing and laying off 1400. Opened in 1879. (Where's Billy Joel when ya need him :)

May 18, 2001 Casual Male with 590 stores filed for Chapter 11.

May 17, 2001 Safeco 450.

May 17, 2001 ABN Amro 17.

May 17, 2001 Manpower Communications !3%.

May 17, 2001 Ericsson 4000 in Sweden. (not sure if this is in addition to previous announcements.

May 17, 2001 NEC Semiconductor 700.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 19, 2001.


May 18, 2001 KBToys buys eToys.com $3.4 million. Sheesh!

May 18, 2001 EnvisoNet laid off 700.

May 18, 2001 Scient laid off 175.

May 18, 2001 ZoZa.com closed

May 18, 2001 internet.com laid off 50 employees

May 18, 2001 Intel may layoff around 5,000 soon.

May 18, 2001 Accenture may lay off consultants.

May 18, 2001 Alesis Chapter 11.

May 18, 2001 Art.com closed.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 19, 2001.


Chinadotcom slashes 500 more jobs to reduce costs Reuters

HONG KONG, May 18 (Reuters) - Internet conglomerate Chinadotcom Corp, in an effort to shorten its path to profitability, said on Friday it would eliminate 500 more jobs over the next few months in its second major layoff this year.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 19, 2001.


POCATELLO — The final count in AMI Semiconductor’s announced layoff showed 220 local employees out of a job, far more than the 110 to 120 many people expected.

Thirteen percent of AMI’s worldwide work force of 1,900 was let go, while the 220 locals who were terminated represents 19 percent of the 1,200 people employed at the company’s Pocatello plant at 2300 Buckskin Road.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 19, 2001.


May 20, 2001 John Deere plant in Horicon, Wisconsin will lay off 240. Dodge County, Wisconsin's 2nd largest employer.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 20, 2001.

Friday May 18 5:07 PM ET Knight Ridder Paper to Cut Staff

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) - The Contra Costa Times announced plans Friday to cut 87 jobs, or 7 percent of its work force, joining the ranks of Knight Ridder newspapers trying to shore up profits amid slumping advertising sales and rising newsprint expenses.

The newspaper employs more than 1,160 workers.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 20, 2001.


AgWeb.com will be closing down at the end of this month.

Possible layoff of 30% at IronMax.com's employees. WebCredit will be suspending operations as of Monday May 21, 2001," according to the email sent to customers. Respond.com is about to lay off about 40% of their 75 workers. Rumor has it big layoffs at Novell Monday or Tuesday, as much as 10%.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 21, 2001.


May 20, 2001 Novell may be laying off 10% Mon or Tues.

Mar 20, 2001 MP3.com bought by French Vivendi for $372mil.

May 20, 2001 AgWeb.com will be closing down at end of this month

May 20, 2001 IronMax. 30% laid off leaving 32 employees.

May 20, 2001 WebCredit closed.

May 20, 2001 Respond.com laying off 40% of their 75 workers.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 21, 2001.


5/21/01 10:47 AM

PARIS (AP) -- The cash-strapped French carriers AOM and Air Liberte plan to cut 1,328 jobs, or 27 percent of their combined work forces, in a restructuring announced Monday by the company running the airlines.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 21, 2001.


The latest layoff announcement by textile manufacturer Pillowtex Corp. is likely to be followed by further restructuring, and possibly more job cuts, industry observers say.

This week, Pillowtex -- which has moved its headquarters to Kannapolis from Dallas -- said it will eliminate 780 jobs in plant closings and production cutbacks at facilities in Kannapolis and Columbus, Ga.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 21, 2001.


May 22, 2001 GraceIC closed.

May 22, 2001 NowDocs.com laying off within a week. 25% laid off last January. Closed offices in Boston, Toronto and Tokyo.

May 22, 2001 Beenz.com - 30 left out of 265. The end is near...

May 22, 2001 Groove Networks layed off 10% (20-25) employees.

May 22, 2001 eCompare.com closing.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 22, 2001.


Novell cuts employees, turns in loss By Chris Kraeuter, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 6:45 PM ET May 22, 2001 PROVO, Utah (CBS.MW) -- Novell wrote down $142 million in bad stock investments for the second quarter and announced it would cut 260 employees, or 5 percent of its work force.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 22, 2001.

Warburg cuts 300 City jobs

Special report: global recession

Jill Treanor and David Teather Tuesday May 22, 2001 The Guardian

The job axe being wielded across the City reached UBS Warburg this week where some 4% of the workforce face redundancy. The Swiss-owned investment bank, which employs around 6,000 workers in London, is understood to have told almost 300 bankers that their services will no longer be required. The move follows redundancies at rivals such as Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs.

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BERLIN (AP) - German mail group Deutsche Post AG said Tuesday it will cut 8,000 jobs at its transport operation, or 64 percent of the work force in that unit, by the end of 2004.

--------------------- Tuesday May 22 11:51 AM ET Neiman Marcus to Cut 190 Jobs

DALLAS (AP) - Citing a recent slowdown in sales, Neiman Marcus Group Inc. (NYSE:NMGa - news) has announced it will eliminate 190 full-time positions, a 1.5 percent reduction in its work force

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 23, 2001.


Spieker Properties (spk) merging with Equity Office Properties Trust (eop) in mid July. Spieker axed 15% of staff or 98 people.

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Caliber Learning Says Cash Is Low CEO Resigns; Firm Lays Off 65 Employees

By Neil Irwin Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 23, 2001; Page E05

Caliber Learning Network Inc. said yesterday that it doesn't have enough money to pay its debts, has replaced its chief executive, has laid off 65 people and may be delisted from the Nasdaq National Market

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 23, 2001.


May 23, 2001 Goldman Sachs laying off 120.

May 23, 2001 Merrill Lynch may be laying off another batch.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 23, 2001.


May 23, 2001 Cessna may lay off 25% near the end of the week.

May 23, 2001 BlackHog.com laid off 35%.

May 23, 2001 Xigo.com closed.

May 23, 2001 CyberSafe laid off all but seven workers

May 23, 2001 Avenue A laying off 150

May 23, 2001 AdForce may be shutting down end of month.

May 23, 2001 Teligent bankrupt.

May 23, 2001 GorNorCal.com closed.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 23, 2001.


CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CBS.MW) -- Glenayre Technologies said it will cut 55 percent of its workers, or 700 positions, over the next two quarters, discontinue its wireless messaging products within the next year and reduce executive paychecks by 10 percent.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 23, 2001.

Wednesday May 23 6:34 AM ET Dell to Cut 200 Jobs in Ireland DUBLIN (Reuters) - U.S. personal computer maker Dell Corp said Wednesday it was cutting 200 jobs at its plant in Limerick in southern Ireland, where it employs 4,500 people.

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Wednesday May 23 2:29 PM ET Firm Laying Off 150 Bankers

NEW YORK (AP) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is cutting about 150 investment banking jobs worldwide because of reduced demand for its help arranging mergers and acquisition deals and underwriting new stock issues.

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Wednesday May 23 8:37 AM ET CB Richard Ellis to Cut Jobs, Reduce Cost LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Real estate services company CB Richard Ellis Inc. (NYSE:CBG - news) said on Wednesday it would cut an unspecified number of jobs in a move to generate savings amid a decline in the commercial real estate market.

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Wednesday May 23 2:52 PM ET Paging Firm Glenayre to Cut 700 Jobs CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) - Paging company Glenayre Technologies Inc. said on Wednesday it will fire 700 workers, or 55 percent of its work force, and plans to shutter its wireless messaging business in the next 12 months.

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 24, 2001.


May 23, 2001 K-Mart's Bluelite.com laying off employees.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 24, 2001.

NeoPoint, maker of that huge silver cell phone that kinda looked cool but was annoyingly big, closed down. *** Content management company EBT is liquidating and dissolving. *** Rumor has it that BusinessCompany.com laid off around 50% due to "market slowdowns." *** Rumor has it around 150 employees will be fired from Sybase on or around Friday, June 1st. *** Primedia's b2b web div, rumor has it twenty of sixty employees were laid off today. *** Rumor has it around 70 people, 30%, of Wireless Knowledge was laid off today. Apparently the new head of sales has been given an ultimatum of 90 days to turn the sales numbers around. *** Rumor has it around 20% of SGI's sales and technical support staff will be history after this Friday. *** Rumor has it most of the staff of ShopForSchool.com was laid off. I hear the site will be up until the end of June or so... *** GlobalMedia.com, who tried to provide audio streaming solutions, laid off 120 people and declared bankruptcy. *** Kestrel Solutions lays off about 60

-- CAkidd (CAkidd_94520@yahoo.com), May 24, 2001.

Walnut Creek advertising and marketing agency Clear Ink has laid off 40 employees -- approximately one-third of its total staff -­ in response to a downturn in the advertising market.

In response to a sluggish worldwide commercial real estate market, CB Richard Ellis Inc. plans to reduce expenses by up to $40 million this year through a variety of measures that include 160 layoffs, the company said Wednesday.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 24, 2001.


AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — FedEx Corp. will lay off 130 workers in the Austin area as it reorganizes a unit and ends a contract to manage warehouses for Dell Computer Corp.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 24, 2001.

May 24, 2001 NeoPoin closed.

May 24, 2001 EBT closed.

May 24, 2001 BusinessCompany.com laid off 50%.

May 24, 2001 Sybase 150 being laid off.

May 24, 2001 IndustryClick. 20 of 60.

May 24, 2001 Wireless Knowledge. 70 people or 30%

May 24, 2001 Silicon Grafix. 20%

May 24, 2001 ShopForSchool.com most of staff laid off. Closing soon.

May 24, 2001 Glenayre. 700 or 55%

May 24, 2001 GlobalMedia.com laid off 120. Declared bankruptcy.

May 24, 2001 Kestrel Solutions. 60 of 300 laid off.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 25, 2001.


May 24, 2001 HitBox.com. laying off 35.

May 24, 2001 OpenTable.com laid off 35

May 24, 2001 PhotoHighway.com Chapter 11 this week.

May 24, 2001 CNN.com laid off 20 more.

May 24, 2001 ProcessTree.com closed.

-- Paul (skypilot99@aol.com), May 25, 2001.


SEATTLE (Reuters) via NewsEdge Corporation -

Boeing Corp. (BA.N) said on Friday it will lay off 600 workers at its commercial airplane operation in Long Beach, California as part of the aerospace giant's ongoing drive to trim costs.

The cuts make up about 12 percent of the 5,000 people employed at the Long Beach commercial operation, which makes the 717, the smallest jet in Boeing's lineup, which has seen lackluster sales in recent years.

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 25, 2001.


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