Mapa Spontex will lay of 132 workers in Maury County, Tennessee beginning on March 19. The lay offs will be completed by the end of June. Spontex USA is based in Columbia and makes cleaning supplies including rubber gloves, sponges and scouring pads. In 2008 Mapa Spontex posted sales of about $800 million, with adjusted [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 5, 2009
Nestle Waters will lay off 32 workers at their Red Boiling Springs plant in Tennessee. The company is citing the down-and-out economy as the reason for the layoffs. The layoffs will affect all levels of employees. To compensate for the loss in workers, some employees who still have jobs will be assigned new responsibilities and work shifts. Those [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 21, 2009
The Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center is hiring 50 full-time positions and 300 seasonal positions for its “A Country Christmas.” The permanent positions include tour boat operators and security officers; seasonal jobs, which run from October to January, include retail and food service. Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, formerly known as Opryland Hotel, is a [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Shoemaker Wellco Enterprises will open a new plant in Morristown, Tennessee, creating 100 jobs. The firm manufactures footwear for military, tactical, industrial and outdoor applications. The new plant will open within the next two months. Wellco Enterprises is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tactical Holdings Operations in Knoxville. THO and its subsidiaries also have facilities in Lexington, Tennessee; [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 10, 2009
Toronto, Canada’s Array Retail Solutions is shutting down its operations in Decatur and Chattanooga, Tennessee, laying off 145 people. The Chattanooga workers are represented by the United Steelworkers. There was no collective bargaining agreement at the Decatur plant. Array Retail Solutions manufactures in-store marketing displays. Share This Story:
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Panasonic Electronic Devices will send 90 Knoxville, Tennessee factory jobs to Mexico. The Knoxville plant manufactures audio speakers and electronic capacitors. After the 90 layoffs, the plant will employ 80. It had 700 workers in 2002. Panasonic Corporation, formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial, is a multinational corporation based in Kadoma, Japan. Its main business is in [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Cigna has lost a Federal Medicare contract, leading to the layoffs of 60 health insurance servicing employees in Nashville, Tennessee. The layoffs will take effect in 30 days. Cigna’s Nashville office employs 1,000 people Founded in 1982, CIGNA Corporation is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based health insurance company Share This Story:
Continue reading...Monday, August 3, 2009
Simplex Healthcare is expanding in Nashville, Tennessee, creating 300 new jobs over two years. The firm is expanding both its headquarters and operations center. Simplex Healthcare provides health care products to patients with diabetes. Founded in 2007, the firm has two locations, in Brentwood and in Franklin. Share This Story:
Continue reading...Friday, July 24, 2009
Memphis, Tennessee’s The Commercial Appeal newspaper may move its printing operations to Journal Publishing in Tupelo, Mississippi, eliminating up to 115 jobs. The printers’ and mailers’ unions and the Memphis Newspaper Guild oppose the move, doubting that money would be saved. The Commercial Appeal is the predominant daily newspaper of Memphis, Tennessee and its surrounding metropolitan area. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Murfreesboro, Tennessee’s Davis Groupe will begin manufacturing energy-efficient LED bulbs at its five plants in the state, creating up to 200 jobs. As a supplier to the auto industry, Davis has cut 80% of its workforce in the last year. The firm intends to offer the new jobs to its former employees first. The LED bulbs are [...]
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