Some companies tie AI to layoffs, but the reality is more complicated
Companies have tied workforce changes to AI, but it can be hard to know if AI is the real reason behind the layoffs or if it’s the message a company wants to tell Wall Street.
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Anchor Marc Mullins to exit WRTV as part of staff cuts
E.W. Scripps, parent company of WRTV-TV Channel 6, is reportedly trimming positions at several of its 62 TV stations.
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Battery maker EnerDel files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
The company’s bankruptcy filing comes less than a month after it shut down its Andersen plant in a decision that blindsided employees.
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Contract drugmaker Catalent shrinks as pandemic wanes
The New Jersey-based company has announced two large rounds of layoffs at its Bloomington plant within six months—400 workers last December and 150 this month.
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Amazon cuts 9,000 more jobs, bringing 2023 total to 27,000
The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company’s history, adding to the 18,000 employees the tech giant said it would lay off in January.
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Angi to eliminate 350 jobs, citing ‘AI-driven efficiency improvements’
Angi, which previously operated as Angie’s List, is based in Denver and has significant operations in Indianapolis and New York City. The company did not specify how many jobs would be cut in specific locations.
Elanco announces plans to bolster Indy-based R&D, cut 300 jobs worldwide
An Elanco spokeswoman said cuts to the company’s Indiana workforce are “very minimal.” Most of the eliminated positions are from the company’s planned closure of its German R&D facility.
Food-production firm to close Indianapolis plant, terminate 168 employees
The Lancaster, Texas-based company, which makes heat-and-serve meals for grocers, was involved in a major recall of its products this year due to a deadly outbreak of listeria infections.
Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates
The cuts announced Tuesday suggests Amazon is still trying to get the size of its workforce right, and it may not be over.
Meta cuts 600 workers in AI unit as it races to compete in tech boom
The reorganization is the latest in a string of changes that started this year when Meta created a new team dedicated to creating superintelligence, a term for machines hoped to one day outperform humans.
Nestlé to cut 16K jobs globally as part of an intensifying cost-cutting campaign
Workers at Nestlé’s Anderson, Indiana, plant make and distribute Coffee mate’s traditional creamers, as well as the Natural Bliss line.
Starbucks to close hundreds of stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan
The company said it also plans to redesign more than 1,000 locations in the next 12 months to give them a warmer, more welcoming feel.
Microsoft announces another mass layoff, thousands of workers affected
In May, the company also laid off about 6,000 workers, its largest job cuts in more than two years, as the company spent heavily on artificial intelligence.
Citing state funding cuts, Ivy Tech cuts 200+ positions systemwide
In a letter sent to employees Friday morning, Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann said state budget cuts will cost the community college more than $54 million over two years.
Federal judge pauses plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The decision leaves in limbo a bureau created after the Great Recession to safeguard against fraud, abuse and deceptive practices.
FDA upheaval worries local companies
The Trump administration’s recent announcement that it plans to eliminate about 3,500 FDA jobs is creating uncertainty among Indianapolis-area companies that interact with the federal agency.
Stellantis announces temporary layoffs, production pause in response to tariffs
A spokesperson for the company said the layoffs will impact workers at three Indiana facilities.
Greenwood manufacturer to close facility, lay off 72 workers
A spokesperson said the move is a strategic adjustment to the company’s business structure as part of ongoing efforts to optimize operations.
Small Business Administration to reorganize, cut about 2,700 jobs
The layoffs are part of a larger campaign by the Trump Administration to shrink the federal workforce.
US economy added 151K jobs in February amid warnings of weak springtime labor market
The data was collected the second week of February, when Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was beginning to cut agency workforces and federal contracts and grants were frozen or cut.
Medical debt collection agency closes in Fishers
The collection agency, which had more than 90 employees, was ordered in 2023 to pay a $1.68M penalty for violations of federal debt-collection and credit-reporting laws.
Slightly more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
Some analysts say they expect layoffs ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency to show up in the report in the coming weeks.
Southwest Airlines slashing 15% of its corporate workforce
The Dallas-based airline said Monday that the the first major layoffs in its 53-year history would be focused almost entirely on “corporate overhead and leadership positions.”
Salesforce cutting 1,000 jobs while hiring salespeople for AI
Technology companies have grown more accustomed to regular job reductions after a massive wave of layoffs at the start of 2023.