The chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis informed staff Monday 25 full-time and part-time employees have been laid off and an additional 25 unfilled central administrative positions have been eliminated. Chancellor Mark Wrighton said cuts in staff and administrative expenses has saved the university about $10 million over the last two years. “The intense planning effort [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 27, 2010
The FBI said it plans to hire 3,450 new employees this year, which includes 900 special agents and 2,550 non-agent positions. The agency will host several information sessions throughout the country during the coming months. The first of these is this week in St. Louis. The non-agent positions include intelligence analysts, cyber-experts, scientists, translators and engineers, the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 9, 2009
Pfizer is cutting 600 jobs in St Louis as part of a restructuring being done in the wake of its purchase of drug and vaccine maker Wyeth. Pfizer acquired Wyeth in mid October and is consolidating its R&D program company wide. Some layoffs will occur immediately with the rest spread out through 2011. [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Edward Jones, a prominent investment brokerage and financial services firm based in St Louis, is expanding two sites in St Louis. When completed at the end of this year, the company anticipates 250 new jobs will be created. Edward Jones already created 500 new jobs in St Louis earlier this year, assisted by [...]
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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