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Nov
21/08
4 out of 10 CEO's agree….more layoffs to come
Last Updated on Friday, 21 November 2008 07:44
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Friday, November 21st, 2008

Bay Area layoffs in the year ahead will increase. Four out of 10 CEO’s surveyed by the Bay Area Council say they plan to trim staff and technology companies in Silicon Valley are not immune.

Silicon Valley joins retailers and many other businesses in an economic downturn that shows no signs of a turnaround. However, the picture isn’t dire… yet.

“Most of the layoffs planned are between the one and 10 percent range. That’s a lot less than we saw in the dot-com bust,” said John Grubb, from the Bay Area Council. (ABC)

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Nov
20/08
At least their iPhone application rocks
Last Updated on Thursday, 20 November 2008 10:52
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008

The Weather Channel, which NBC Universal bought in September, has laid off some of its staff. It is unclear how many people were cut or whether they are receiving a severance package.  (AJC)

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Nov
20/08
AP layoffs
Last Updated on Thursday, 20 November 2008 10:51
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008

The Associated Press plans to cut up to 10 percent of its workforce in 2009, according to sources at the news service, as it copes with tough financial times and ailing member newspapers.

The AP has one of the world’s largest news-gathering teams, employing about 3,000 journalists, and a total of about 4,100 people worldwide. The cuts could amount to about 400 employees. (Reuters)

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Nov
19/08
Akamai cuts 7%
Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 November 2008 10:03
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Akamai Technologies Inc. said Wednesday it was shedding 110 workers, or about 7 percent of its workforce. (BizJournals)

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Nov
19/08
Intellicares not
Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 November 2008 04:11
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

IntelliCare Inc., a telemedicine company in South Portland, which was once considered a rising tech company, will close by the end of February.

IntelliCare, which is owned by Medco Health Solutions of New Jersey, will eliminate most of its 250 jobs, retaining only 35 to 50 people to work remotely for Medco, according to the Portland Press Herald. IntelliCare, which was founded in 1997, supplies nursing care services via telephone to health care providers. Medco said it is closing the facility because it does not fit into its long-term business plan.  (MaineBiz)

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