http://ripr.org en http://ripr.org/post/hasbro-cut-10-workforce-consolidate-facilities <p>Pawtucket-based toy maker Hasbro says it will lay off about 10 percent of its workforce and consolidate some facilities to offset lower than expected revenue growth.</p> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:40:32 +0000 Kristin Gourlay 9231 at http://ripr.org Hasbro to cut 10% of workforce, consolidate facilities http://ripr.org/post/projo-set-move-ahead-layoffs-november <p>Providence Journal managers have closed the door on cost-saving talks with the Providence Newspaper Guild and plan to move ahead with layoffs in the first week of November, according to Guild president John Hill.</p><p>Hill says a&nbsp;”very bad”&nbsp;October revenue report made management unwilling to offer a guarantee of no layoffs in 2013. Management plans to&nbsp;eliminate enough positions to <a href="http://wrnipoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/projo-seeks-to-cut-1-2m-in-costs-layoffs-possible/">cut spending by $1.2 million</a>.</p> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:22:30 +0000 Ian Donnis 8647 at http://ripr.org