The company, one of the largest makers of screening tests for the disease, has been scaling back as demand for the products has dwindled, laying off more than 800 people over the last 2 years.
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Wex laying off 150 employees worldwide as it prepares for ‘next phase of growth’
The Portland-based payment technology company said 30 of the job cuts are taking place in Maine.
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Bed Bath & Beyond to close many stores as sales decline
The home-goods chain plans to lay off some of its workforce and shutter 150 stores nationwide, and it’s not yet clear if any of Maine’s four branches will be affected.
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BIW to lay off about 60 electricians
BATH (AP) — Bath Iron Works has notified nearly 60 electricians that they’ll be laid off this month because of a shortage of work in that area. The shipyard notice indicates that the layoffs are effective Feb. 23, but a union official tells the Bangor Daily News that some of the workers could take jobs elsewhere. It’s part […]
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ESPN lays off about 150 behind-the-scenes employees
ESPN announced Wednesday that it is laying off approximately 150 employees, the network’s third round of job cuts over the past two-plus years. Faced with a declining subscriber base and increasing sports-rights costs, ESPN laid off around 300 employees – many of them working behind the scenes – in October 2015. Then, in April, the […]
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Layoffs possible at Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford counties CareerCenters
WILTON — Three adults walked into the CareerCenter minutes apart on Monday seeking assistance related to the unemployment, job training, skill upgrades and disadvantaged workers information that are among the services offered. Patty Ladd, a manager at the Wilton center and the Rumford satellite office, helped one person while other staff assisted the two others. […]
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Lawmakers: Mill slowdown, layoffs “devastating’ and ‘drastic’
AUGUSTA — State and federal lawmakers in Maine and Washington, D.C., reacted with frustration and concern Thursday at the news Verso will idle part of its mill in Jay — laying off about 300 employees permanently. “The news of the planned layoffs at the Jay mill is devastating for the community,” Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, […]
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Bath Iron Works to lay off 39 pipefitters, 9 machinists
PORTLAND — Bath Iron Works on Tuesday informed its largest union that it would lay off 39 pipefitters and nine machinists Jan. 21 to adjust for changes in the trades need to complete its current load of warship work. After Jan. 21, the employees will get 30 days of additional work in other trades, BIW […]
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Verso workers being laid off from Bucksport mill will qualify for federal aid program
Bucksport’s mill closure has the potential of leaving hundreds without work. Many of the workers have families who depend on the mill as their main financial support. More than 500 workers who will lose their jobs when Verso Paper’s Bucksport mill closes in December will qualify for federal help with training, job search support or […]
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Great Northern Paper issues layoff warnings to E. Millinocket workers
EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — Great Northern Paper Co. issued federally-mandated layoff notices to workers at its idled local mill Friday, informing them they will now qualify for government-sponsored retraining. The federal Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires most employers with 100 or more employees to provide notification to workers 60 calendar days in advance […]