Wis. nuclear plant layoffs to start May 31

Published: March 27, 2013
Tags: Bay Area Workforce Development Board, Dominion Resources Inc., Kewaunee Power Station, layoffs, nuclear plant, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

Layoffs from the shutdown of the Kewaunee Power Station in eastern Wisconsin are scheduled to start at the end of May.

Lands’ End to lay off 30 in Wisconsin, 30 overseas (9:37 p.m. 1/21/10)

Published: January 21, 2010
Tags: Dodgeville, Lands' End, layoffs, Sears

DODGEVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Lands’ End plans to lay off 60 workers. According to the Dodgeville-based company, 30 employees will be laid off in Dodgeville, and another 30 will be laid off at its United Kingdom and Germany operations. According to the clothing and home goods retailer, the employees hold a range of positions but [...]

Harley to keep Pa. plant open after contract deal (9:14 a.m. 12/3/09)

YORK, Pa. (AP) — Harley-Davidson will no longer pursue a plan to move some operations to Kentucky after workers at its central Pennsylvania plant agreed to a new seven-year contract. Harley-Davidson CEO Keith Wandell said Thursday the company will restructure its operations at the plant by laying off workers and consolidating work under one roof [...]

New jobless claims fall unexpectedly to 457K (8:07 a.m. 12/3/09)

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The tally of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly for the fifth straight week, a hopeful sign that the job market is slowly improving. Still, claims remain above the levels that most analysts said would be consistent with an economy that is adding [...]

Utility company cites home building decline as reason for layoffs

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin utility says layoffs and furloughs are in the future as it deals with a decline in power usage — primarily in the commercial sector. Wisconsin Public Service’s holding company, Integrys of Green Bay, plans an undetermined amount of layoffs at all of its five utility companies in the [...]

Kolbe layoffs illustrate residential woes

Published: November 11, 2009
Tags: Associated General Contractors of America, Brenner, Deschane, Encore Construction Inc., Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork, layoffs, market, recession, Simonson, Wisconsin Builders Association, Wuebben

By Paul Snyder The residential construction market’s slow recovery is putting jobs in peril at building supply and material companies. “Unfortunately, unemployment tends to lag with recovery,” said Jerry Deschane, executive vice president of the Wisconsin Builders Association. “Even though we’re starting to see some signs of rebound, it’s still an awful climate out there.” [...]

Kolbe layoffs illustrate building supply woes (UPDATE)

Published: November 10, 2009
Tags: Associated General Contractors of America, Brenner, Deschane, Encore Construction, Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork, layoffs, Salsieder, Simonson, Wisconsin Builders Association, Wuebben

By Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Even though the residential construction market is experiencing a slow rebound, building supply and material company jobs could still be in peril. “Unfortunately, unemployment tends to lag with recovery,” said Jerry Deschane, executive vice president of the Wisconsin Builders Association. “Even though we’re starting to see some signs of rebound, it’s [...]

Job openings remain close to record-lows (3:28 p.m. 11/10/09)

Published: November 10, 2009
Tags: AllianceQ, Bank of America, Dunkelberg, economy, Job Openings and Labor Turnover, jobs, layoffs, Opel Solar, Starbucks, unemployment

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Job openings are at rock-bottom levels, according to government and private surveys released Tuesday, a trend that could keep the unemployment rate high even as layoffs slow. Small businesses in particular are reluctant to add workers as they struggle to obtain credit. Many are pushing [...]

Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be (8:11 p.m. 11/7/09)

Published: November 7, 2009
Tags: auto, jobs, layoffs, Obama, unemploment, United Auto Workers

By JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. Americans have more than triple the debt they had in 1982, and less than half the savings. They spend 10 weeks longer off the job. And a bigger share [...]

Stimulus fails to roll out new barrel business

Published: October 7, 2009
Tags: Lakeside Plastics Inc., layoffs, orange barrels, roadwork, stimulus, supplier, Traffic & Parking Control Co. Inc., Zignego Co. Inc.

Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com They dot the borders of road projects like safety sentinels, protecting the backs of workers who have neither the time nor opportunity to watch for oncoming traffic. They are, and probably always will be, in high demand. But, to a mixture of relief and disappointment for orange-barrel business owners, that demand is [...]