Locally based retailer American Freight announced additional layoffs at its Central Ohio headquarters in a WARN notice filed with the state. This round will impact 50 employees at its facility at 109 Innovation Ct. in Delaware. Positions will be... — read more
Allen Media Group layoffs 2024
Several longtime journalists at Wisconsin television stations were let go in December in La Crosse, Eau Claire and Wausau. The stations have been owned by Allen Media Group since 2021, which has implemented recent layoffs... — read more
Layoffs hit more than 900 workers tied to freight industry across US
FedEx, GXO Logistics, ShipMonk, Mountain Valley Express LLC among companies with job cuts. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/layoffs-hit-more-than-900-workers-tied-to-freight-industry-across-us
Javara lays off employees as part of restructuring
A clinical trial manager at Javara shared news about being laid off as part of a restructuring on LinkedIn on Dec. 17. “We believe that our new organizational structure will enable our team to further advance our mission of expanding access to... — read more
Part City Closing Down Operations
Stores are closing 2/28/25, no severance for staff. Corporate & distribution staff laid off 12/20/24 with no severance or health benefits. Bummer right before the holidays. Best of luck to those affected.
140 layoffs planned at Alabama auto parts plant
An auto parts manufacturer in Pell City is laying off 140 employees in the next few months, the company said in a notice to the state. WKW North America LLC plans to start the layoffs on Feb. 7, according to the WARN notice filed Friday with the... — read more
GT Bicycles pauses new releases as staff face layoffs
Iconic US brand GT Bicycles has paused new product releases while it sets about downsizing its workforce and considers its future. There will be staff layoffs made before the end of the year, company director Jason Schiers told Bicycle Retailer... — read more
More than 600 Austin employees laid off from TTEC in TxTag transition
As The Texas Department of Transportation hands off Texas toll tag operations to the Harris County Toll Road Authority, hundreds of workers are being laid off in the aftermath. Although TxTag was overseen by TxDOT, the billing and customers... — read more
Mersen manufacturing plant to furlough 80% of its TN workforce
The Mersen Manufacturing plant is set to furlough 80% of its Columbia, Tennessee workforce. The furloughs were announced there weeks before the Christmas holiday. Twenty-five percent of the workforce was permanently laid off as of Dec... — read more
Former operator of Atterbury Job Corps. lays off 204 employees
https://dailyjournal.net/2024/12/13/former-operator-of-atterbury-job-corps-lays-off-204-employees/
Meow Wolf cuts 8% of total workforce
Meow Wolf is laying off 20 percent of its central workforce; it cut 75 roles, which amounts to 8 percent of positions across the entire company. Six of the impacted workers were at Meow Wolf... — read more
This is the reason we need return to office mandates
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpdnz3elwzvo
Calendly laid off 13% of its workforce
Calendly cut about 70 people in its engineering, customer experience, marketing, and billing teams. BI obtained a copy of CEO Tope Awotona's memo Wednesday morning announcing the layoffs to staff. Calendly laid off 60 employees in July 2023 and... — read more
Boston Dynamics announces layoffs ahead of holidays
Boston Dynamics, the Waltham-based robotics design company known for its doglike spot robots, announced dozens of layoffs on Wednesday. “We have made the extremely difficult decision to reduce our total company workforce by five percent,” a Boston... — read more
Bluevine cuts 100 jobs
Veteran fintech company Bluevine is laying off 100 employees, 30 of them in Israel. This marks the second wave of layoffs in six months and totals approximately 18% of the company's workforce. Dozens of employees were let go in the previous round of... — read more
Belharra Therapeutics lays off 21 workers
The 40% reduction affected “some highly talented and dedicated researchers and colleagues,” the spokesperson said. https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/belharras-tide-falls-chemoproteomics-biotech-lays-21-workers
Williamsport faces tax hike, possible layoffs as city proposes budget
https://www.northcentralpa.com/business/williamsport-faces-tax-hike-possible-layoffs-as-city-proposes-budget/article_15b11000-b56e-11ef-87ab-03e5d3f9d1dc.html
California trucking company Kal Freight files for Chapter 11 restructuring
Kal Freight seeks to use Chapter 11 to implement operational changes and solidify its financial footing for the future. The company intends to maintain full employee wages and payments to vendors and suppliers for goods and services received after... — read more
Harbor Electronics to cut 92 jobs
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2024/12/04/technoprobe-harbor-electronics-layoffs.html
Resilience Government Services to lay off 105 employees beginning in February
https://www.wcjb.com/2024/12/07/resilience-government-services-lay-off-105-employees-beginning-february/
Oakland braces for possible layoffs to clear nearly $130 million deficit
The difficult cuts long promised by city officials to combat a historic local financial crisis are at the doorstep — and layoffs are now officially on the table. A new report released Friday said city officials are contemplating up to 91 layoffs... — read more
Deck Nine Games Layoffs 2024
Deck Nine Games, the developer behind the recent title Life is Strange: Double Exposure, has announced its second round of layoffs in 2024. The Life is Strange: Double Exposure studio is one of many developers that have made difficult cuts in a... — read more
Bitcoin miner Foundry lays off staff amid restructuring
Foundry let go of 16% of US staff as part of a broader restructuring that includes spinning off its self-mining business. https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miner-foundry-layoffs-restructuring
Alligator Bioscience to lay off 70% of workforce
Cancer-focused Alligator Bioscience is clamping down on costs, laying off 70% of its team in efforts to save around $6 million every year. The workforce reduction is subject to negotiation with certain trade unions but will likely impact... — read more
Emporia city manager calls Tyson layoffs a major ‘setback’
A major employer in northeast Kansas is set to lay off hundreds of employees in the Emporia area in what is being described as a “setback” for the community by the city manager. The Kansas Department of Commerce (KDC) shows on its website that a... — read more
By the numbers...
7,000: Disney 10,000: Microsoft 11,000: Meta 12,000: UPS 12,000: FedEx 12,000: Google 12,000: Walmart 20,000: Citigroup 27,000: Amazon
Stark County RTA announces layoffs
https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/11/27/stark-county-rta-announces-layoffs-service-reductions-make-up-financial-shortfalls/
Peoria’s Liberty Steel factory announces layoffs ahead of holidays
Just one day before the Thanksgiving holiday — workers at Peoria’s Liberty Steel learned they will be out of a job for at least the next two months — and definitely through the holidays. 25News reports that in a letter from Peoria Steel Vice... — read more
After mass layoffs, Parallel Wireless works to soothe customers
Parallel reportedly laid off up to 80% of its staff last week. Now it's working to rally its remaining customers with the promise of continued investment and... — read more
NowThis made deep cuts to its staff for the second time this year
NowThis laid off about half its unionized newsroom, marking the second deep round of cuts this year. The layoffs affected 13 of NowThis' 21 WGA East members. A softness in digital advertising has led to widespread media layoffs in recent... — read more
Mass layoff anticipated at U.S. Magnesium
More than 180 people are being laid off at U.S. Magnesium, the only company commercially producing lithium in Utah. On Monday, the Utah Department of Workforce Services listed 186 layoffs from U.S. Magnesium’s Salt Lake City division. This... — read more
Airline catering company based in St. Louis to layoff 100 workers
According to a WARN notice from the State of Missouri’s job website, Gate Gourmet is expected to lay off 102 employees by January 15, 2025. https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/airline-catering-company-based-in-st-louis-to-layoff-100-workers/ — read more
Sky Mavis lays off 21% of workforce
Sky Mavis, the developer behind Web3 game Axie Infinity and the Ronin blockchain, said it is laying off 21% of its workforce as part of a strategic realignment. Sky Mavis co-founder and CEO Trung Nguyen announced the layoffs in an X post... — read more
Uplight executes ‘large’ layoff after AutoGrid integration
An unknown number of employees at the virtual power plant and smart grid software company Uplight have been impacted by layoffs following the integration of AutoGrid, which the company acquired last year... — read more
Hyper Light Breaker developer Heart Machine confirms layoffs
The studio confirmed the news in a statement sent to Game Developer and said it will be providing all impacted employees with severance and several months of healthcare. The LA studio also committed to honoring existing revenue sharing agreements... — read more
Headspace Axes 13% of Workforce
Digital mental health unicorn Headspace is eliminating its staff therapist corps and 13% of its workforce. Headspace CEO Tom Pickett told employees in an email that the layoffs were necessary to “reset” the company and “return to our roots by... — read more
Meadow Gold to lay off nearly 200 people
According to the filing, 49 people on Oahu, 24 in Hilo, 19 in Kahului and seven on Kauai are losing their jobs. https://www.khon2.com/local-news/meadow-gold-to-lay-off-nearly-200-people/
Associated Press to Cut 8% of Staff
The Associated Press is making cutbacks in staff as the not-for-profit news organization seeks to “accelerate” its digital-first focus, according to Daisy Veerasingham, the AP’s president and CEO. The AP will reduce its workforce by 8% through... — read more
Dose of reality
Lets get a bit real folks. First, complaining about your direct managers for being yes people and such, or just being in a position that they shouldnt be in, thats maybe legit. But complaining about the C-suite is something else. How many of you... — read more
Fermilab Announces Layoffs of 53 Employees
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced the layoffs of 53 employees following an internal message sent to staff this week. It represents almost 2.5% of its workforce. Fermilab reported about 2,160 employees including scientists and... — read more