lay offs

(Mike Mozart)

Report: Walmart To Lay Off Hundreds Of Employees By End Of The Month

Hundreds of employees at Walmart will soon be out a job, as the big box retailer is reportedly set to eliminate a number of positions around the country before the end of its fiscal year on Jan. 31. [More]

For-Profit Brown Mackie College Ceasing Enrollment, Phasing Out Most Locations

For-Profit Brown Mackie College Ceasing Enrollment, Phasing Out Most Locations

The nation’s second largest for-profit educator, Education Management Corporation – the operator of chains like Brown Mackie College, Argosy University and the Art Institutes – will stop enrolling students at most of its Brown Mackie locations while “teaching out” the students that remain. [More]

Office Depot To Liquidate 122 Stores

Bloomberg is reporting that Office Depot will close 10%, or 122, of its stores and cut 2,200 jobs as a result. They will also close 6 distribution centers. [Bloomberg]

The Big, Big List Of Subprime Mortgage Layoffs And Closures

The Big, Big List Of Subprime Mortgage Layoffs And Closures

The Truth About Mortgage has been compiling a list of mortgage lending layoffs and closures since the end of February and the effect is staggering. The list, last updated today, now has over 250 entries. Anyone looking for a quick and easy way to freak out about the mortgage market need look no further than this list.

You’re Fired, Give Us Your iPod

You’re Fired, Give Us Your iPod

The sleek samurai sword of our generation, an instant indicator of class and station, the ultimate indignity is not to be fired but to have to give up your company iPod.