Layoffs at Wisconsin Companies

[GTO Man]

Hexion plant in Pleasant Prairie near Kenosha – 110 people
Wisconsin Box in Wausau – 64 people
Bluegreen Corp – 150 people

Bergstrom – I have heard they have let 50% of their staff go statewide.

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[GTO Man]

Oshkosh Corp. to lay off 450 in defense division

Channel 3000 Story

[GTO Man]

WPS Health Insurance to lose 600 jobs

Channel 3000 Story

[moparkid25]

Hopefully this downward spiral of job losses will turn around for the better when obama gets voted out on Tuesday.

Today, as unemployment rates rose, that idiot Biden was in Beloit bragging how the unemployment rate was down. One has to be as crazy as Charlie Sheen to really think four more years is a good idea. Rodney isn’t the answer, but he is the lesser of two evils and has a business background.

[GTO Man]

Mitt may create jobs but they will be in China or India. I believe things are getting better, very difficult to dig out from the hole we were in. I think the foundation has and is being laid for a very strong recovery.

Jobs lost at WPS will be created at another government claims processor. Their employment history is like a roller coaster.

[Amigo2k]

About 50 Meriter employees losing jobs; total of 140 full-time positions cut

Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/local/health_med_fit/about-meriter-employees-losing-jobs-total-of-full-time-positions/article_3534d5d4-38de-11e2-84a1-001a4bcf887a.html#ixzz2DTajp9Js

[maddog]

You can thank Obamacare for that one.

[GTO Man]

I believe there is much more to this than just Obamacare. Meriter has too many doctors at high salaries. I would like to see what upper management makes after doing a poor job of managing the organization.

[Xman]

GTO Man wrote:

I believe there is much more to this than just Obamacare. Meriter has too many doctors at high salaries. I would like to see what upper management makes after doing a poor job of managing the organization.

I see in the paper Meriter Hospital made $22.4 million in 2011, gee ya think some admins could take a pay cut?

[Amigo2k]

Job search aid offered for Allstate employees facing layoffs

Read more: http://host.madison.com/business/job-search-aid-offered-for-allstate-employees-facing-layoffs/article_2e853ffe-39aa-11e2-899e-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz2DZ1MzO00

[GTO Man]

Beer wholesaler to close Lake Delton facility, lay off 44

Madison dot com Story

That is a rarity to have a business involved with alcohol close in this state.

[circletrack]

Frank Liquor out of Middleton bought them, they sell the same products according to the news story tonight.

[GTO Man]

Here come the WPS Layoffs.

WPS to lay off 451 employees

Channel 3000 Story

[GTO Man]

Beloit Company – 50 jobs

Channel 3000 Story

[GTO Man]

Caterpillar in South Milwaukee to lay off 250 to 300 workers

JS Online

And to go along with that:

Wisconsin 44th in private sector job creation in the nation.

Yahoo News

A possible bright spot, as workers and their families leave the state looking for decent paying jobs the unemployment rate may go down.

[maddog]

Actually the unemployment rate in WI is lower than the national average.

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