Friday, November 9, 2012
Town and Country based Energizer plans to slash its global workforce by 10 percent and close three factories, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Town and Country based Energizer Holdings Inc. plans to reduce its global workforce by more than 10 percent. However, it's still unclear how many local employees will be affected. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) The article states that the downsizing will include closing three manufacturing plants and impact about 1,500 employees. The plan is reportedly part of company-wide restructuring that is estimated to save Energizer approximately $200 million in annual pre-tax savings. In August, Energizer announced it would begin reviewing its operations after slow battery sales and increased competition, according to the Post-Dispatch. (Read the complete St. Louis Post-…
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Twenty-six employees in the parks and public works departments have been laid off.
In a move that saves St. Louis County about $4 million, County Executive Charlie Dooley announced he was laying off 26 full-time employees, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday. Six employees come from the public works department, while the parks department will see 20 lay-offs. Dooley also plans to terminate four part-time positions in the parks department, one full-time job in the revenue department and 25 funded, but unfilled positions. Dooley said the county would lay off employees after he and the County Council reached acompromise on the 2012 budget. He originally proposed shutting down 23 St. Louis County Parks, laying off 173 employees and eliminating snowplowing in unincorporated areas when less than 2 inches …
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
MoDOT officials said Wednesday that a transportation funding crisis is forcing cuts in staff, facilities and equipment that will save the department $512 million.
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) officials said Wednesday that a transportation funding crisis is forcing cuts in staff, facilities and equipment that will save the department $512 million. In a news release, MoDOT officials said that a severe decline in funding and the inability to match federal funds in the near future has led the department to propose reducing the size of its staff by 1,200, closing 135 facilities and selling more than 740 pieces of equipment. MoDOT Director Kevin Keith presented that plan to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Wednesday. He said that by 2015, this plan will save $512 million that will be used for road and bridge projects. "We asked the director to put forth a bold plan of …
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