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Layoffs
International Paper to fold local plant, laying off 91
April 30, 2013
Mason KingThe shutdown is the latest in a recent string of layoffs and closures by the global company in its Indiana operations.
MoreExpected revenue slump spurs Lilly to cut sales force
April 11, 2013
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis pharmaceuticals giant said Thursday that it would lay off hundreds of U.S. sales reps, as it prepares for
the loss of patent protection on two of its best-selling drugs.
MoreCommunications firm plans 100-plus area layoffs
April 1, 2013
IBJ StaffFort Wayne-based communications firm Briljent LLC plans to lay off between 100 and 130 employees at its Indianapolis office
after losing a large federal contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.
MoreAuto parts supplier lays off 200 in northeastern Indiana
March 1, 2013
Contech Castings LLC has suspended certain operations at plants in Auburn and Pierceton and laid off more than 200 employees
after losing a customer to a competitor.
MoreIndiana auto parts supplier lays off 130 workers
February 25, 2013
Associated PressA Contech Castings spokesman said the company's Auburn plant laid off about half of its work force Friday after losing a contract
last week.
MoreUPDATE: Sensient to cut 125 jobs due to Chicago move
February 14, 2013
Sensient Technologies Corp. has alerted state officials that it will lay off 125 workers from its Indianapolis operations.
That follows the company's announcement that it plans to move its local Flavors & Fragrances Group headquarters to suburban
Chicago.
MoreState’s unemployment rate holds steady at 8 percent
December 21, 2012
Scott OlsonIndiana shed 9,800 private-sector jobs in November, mainly due to losses in the construction industry, according to state
officials.
MoreHostess to close all plants, fire thousands of workers
November 16, 2012
Dan Human, Bloomberg NewsHostess Brands Inc. said Friday it will close all of its plants, leading to the loss of hundreds of jobs in Indiana and thousands
more nationwide. The company employs 288 in Indianapolis.
MoreDiamond Foods closing Fishers plant with 100 employees
October 30, 2012
Scott OlsonThe maker of snack foods such as Pop Secret popcorn and Emerald nuts said it will close its Fishers plant, which it purchased
in 2006 from Harmony Foods Corp., on Jan. 31.
MoreIndiana manufacturers see momentum vanish
October 27, 2012
Dan HumanThe state lost an estimated 1,400 manufacturing jobs in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, and a wave
of layoff announcements in recent weeks suggests steeper declines are coming in the year’s final quarter.
MoreFood-equipment maker closing state plant with 235 workers
September 10, 2012
Manitowoc Foodservice said it will eliminate 235 jobs with a Fort Wayne plant closure slated for April 30. The company gave
no reason for its decision.
MoreCaterpillar laying off 167 workers in Lafayette
August 3, 2012
Associated PressCaterpillar Inc. says it's laying off nearly 170 workers at its Lafayette Large Engine Center in response to a drop in
demand.
MoreElkhart factory to close by 2013, costing 210 jobs
July 26, 2012
Associated PressAuto-parts maker Gunite Corp. plans to move its manufacturing operations to Rockford, Ill., phasing out Elkhart workers beginning
in late September.
MoreJ.C. Penney closing distribution center, laying off 230
July 2, 2012
IBJ StaffThe distribution center, which opened in 2002 near the Indianapolis International Airport, will close by the end of September,
company officials said.
MoreState’s unemployment rate held at 7.9 percent in May
June 15, 2012
The May jobless rate in Indiana was unchanged from April, although the state added 7,700 private-sector jobs last month, with
gains in sectors including trade, transportation, utilities, and private educational and health services.
MoreHundreds losing jobs at local Aurora Bank office
April 25, 2012
Scott OlsonThe bank said it will terminate all 450 employees at its office on the northeast side of Indianapolis as the troubled residential
mortgage servicing provider prepares to sell a large portion of its assets.
MoreIndianapolis Woman sold, entire staff released
April 24, 2012
Scott OlsonWeiss Communications Inc. sold the rights to publish the 18-year-old magazine to an unnamed Indiana investment group and fired
its entire staff of 14 employees.
MoreRoche's downsizing to claim about 80 local IT workers
March 29, 2012
IBJ StaffRoche Diagnostics Corp. plans to eliminate about 80 information technology jobs at its Indianapolis-area campus over the next
two years, the company said Thursday morning.
MoreRepublic cutting up to 180 jobs in Milwaukee
February 14, 2012
Bloomberg NewsRepublic Airways Holdings Inc. expects to transfer 230 crew members to other cities as it cuts flights by its Frontier Airlines
unit in Milwaukee, where it will eliminate as many as 180 jobs.
MoreUnemployment benefit requests jump again
September 15, 2011
Associated PressThe number of people applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week to the highest level in three months, another sign
that the job market remains depressed.
MoreLafayette Life leaving in June; 159 jobs affected
March 30, 2011
All 159 employees of the insurance company will either relocate to Cincinnati or lose their jobs, according to a spokeswoman
for Lafayette Life's parent company. Lafayette Life was founded in 1905.
MoreSluggish demand for electric car forces layoffs at Ener1
March 25, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinBattery maker Ener1 has laid off about 3 percent of its 770 employees worldwide, partly because of lower-than-expected demand
from the Think electric car being assembled in Elkhart. It had about 380 workers in central Indiana.
MoreCountertop maker to close Shelbyville plant
February 21, 2011
IBJ StaffIowa-based VT Industries will close its countertop manufacturing plant in Shelbyville and move the work to a new facility
in Maryland, the company said Friday.
MoreOld National-Monroe merger costing 59 jobs
February 17, 2011
IBJ StaffAlmost 60 employees of Old National Bank and Monroe Bank are losing their jobs as the financial institutions combine their
operations.
MoreJobless rate falls to 9 percent despite weak job growth
February 4, 2011
Associated PressThe economy generated only 36,000 net new jobs in January, the fewest in four months, but the unemployment rate fell because
many of those out of work gave up on their job searches.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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