Workers Say Finlay Printing In Bloomfield To Close
Finlay Printing in Bloomfield is closing after more than 135 years in operation, according to employees who say they were told of the news late last week. Barry E. D'Esopo, who worked 14 years as a...
View ArticleUnilever To Close Clinton Plant By End Of Year
Unilever Group plans to eliminate the last 88 workers at its manufacturing plant in Clinton, as it shuts down the plant by Dec. 21, the company said Thursday. Last year, Unilever said it would close...
View ArticleEd Page On Facebook: Should Bad Jobs Numbers Be Held Against Obama?
The following is an abridged version of a discussion on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/edpagecourant. Andrew Teixeira: I'm sorry ... I thought Congress had something to do with creating jobs?!?!...
View ArticleAudit: State Mental Health Agency Overpaid Employees, Psychiatric Consultants
The state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has overpaid for psychiatric services, mismanaged payments to hundreds of employees and failed to account for some clients' money, a newly...
View ArticleBank of America Cutting 16,000 Jobs By Year End In Cost-Plan Acceleration
Bank of America Corp., parent of Connecticut's largest bank, is planning to cut 16,000 jobs by year end as it speeds up a company-wide cost-cutting initiative amid declining revenues, the Wall Street...
View ArticleHartford Mayor Lays Off 14
Mayor Pedro Segarra said late Thursday afternoon that he has laid off 14 employees, mostly from middle management, and eliminated five vacant jobs in an effort to balance the city's 2012-13 budget. The...
View ArticleHartford Employee Union Approves New Labor Deal
One of the largest city employee unions has approved a new labor agreement that calls for a 9 percent pay raise over four years and for furlough days. The union's deal with the city runs from July 1,...
View ArticleState Employee Fired After Audit Of Mental Health Center
A 23-year employee of state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has been fired after an audit alleged there is no accounting for $28,000 in client funds she controlled. Lucille...
View ArticleMohegan Sun Laying Off More Than 300 Workers; CEO Replaced
Mohegan Sun is laying off more than 300 employees and replacing its chief executive officer, the Mohegan Tribe’s top casino official said Thursday. Jeffrey Hartmann, a Mohegan Sun executive since 1996...
View ArticleSikorsky Closing Elmira, N.Y., Plant
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is closing its Elmira, N.Y., plant, where 575 workers have been adding special mission equipment to Black Hawk and Sea Hawk helicopters. Sikorsky spokesman Paul Jackson said the...
View ArticleAfter 2nd Wave Of Layoffs in 2 Years, Mohegans Look Beyond Gaming For Future...
In the gaming industry, it's always about the next big thing. But this week's layoffs at the Mohegan Sun casino — the second wave in two years — are about something else: the permanent downsizing of...
View ArticleAetna Laying Off 160, Mainly Managers In Innovation, Technology and Service...
Aetna has started laying off 160 people, including 80 in Connecticut, as the health insurer continues to reduce expenses to prepare for stiff price competition starting in 2014 when many people will...
View ArticleEsty, Who Touts Jobs Platform, Gets Income From Plant That Laid Off Workers
Democratic 5th District congressional nominee Elizabeth Esty, who has campaigned on her commitment to middle-class jobs, has derived tens of thousands of dollars in income from a family-owned,...
View ArticleNew London Lags Rest Of State In Jobs
Things are looking up for those in financial services in Fairfield County, but New London County's job market can't catch a break. Both trends are revealed in the recent Bureau of Labor Statistics'...
View ArticleMohegans: Connecticut Layoffs Won't Hurt Plans For Massachusetts Casino
PALMER, Mass.— The chief executive of the Mohegan Sun's parent company says layoffs at the Connecticut casino will not affect its expansion plans in western Massachusetts. The Day of New London reports...
View ArticleStanley Black & Decker: No More Layoffs This Year
New Britain-based Stanley Black & Decker Inc., despite repeated shortfalls on its profit goals, will not do another round of layoffs to shore up the bottom line, the company said Wednesday, as it...
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