Quality Manufacturing Corp., based in Urbandale, has announced the layoff of 68 employees, effective September 12, according to a notice posted on the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) website. The company, a full-service metal fabricator, is located at 4300 N.W. Urbandale Drive. The layoffs come as part of a restructuring effort within the … Read more
Vitelli’s Deli, a beloved fixture in the Victorville community, has shut its doors after more than two decades of service. The closure came as a surprise to both customers and employees, who were laid off without prior warning, marking the end of an era for the family-owned business. Kristen Ellison, who had worked at Vitelli’s … Read more
Verizon, the largest mobile carrier in the U.S., has announced plans to lay off nearly 5,000 employees as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts. The telecom giant expects around 4,800 workers, roughly 4.5% of its workforce, to depart by March 2024. Half of those affected will leave by September, with the remaining employees exiting by … Read more
Samsung Electronics is set to lay off 10% of its workforce in India, translating to approximately 200 employees, as part of a broader global plan to reduce its headcount. This move is reportedly aligned with Samsung’s worldwide strategy to cut its workforce by up to 30%, with a focus on reducing sales and marketing staff … Read more
Goop, the wellness and lifestyle brand founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, is laying off 18% of its 216 employees as part of a company-wide restructuring aimed at streamlining its focus on core areas like fashion, beauty, and food. The company’s leadership remains under Paltrow, with two general managers taking charge of business divisions moving forward. Despite … Read more
OpenAI has disbanded its Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team dedicated to research and training workloads. The decision marks a significant shift for the company, which formed the team less than a year ago and appointed Todd Underwood, a veteran from Google, to lead it. Underwood, who previously founded Google’s machine learning SRE group and co-authored … Read more
Bionano Genomics has announced a major reduction in its workforce, laying off 45% of its staff, or 84 employees, as part of a broader reorganization plan. The decision, effective from September 4, aims to reduce expenses and streamline operations, focusing on conserving cash and maximizing the use of existing optical genome mapping (OGM) systems. The … Read more
Sandy Springs-based UPS is laying off additional employees as part of its ongoing efforts to improve profitability. This follows the company’s earlier announcement in January that it would cut 12,000 management jobs. While UPS has not provided specific numbers for this latest round of layoffs, it stated Monday that these cuts are part of a … Read more
NetherRealm Studios has laid off its entire mobile division, marking another significant blow to the gaming industry, which has seen widespread job cuts in recent years. The layoffs were confirmed through LinkedIn updates and posts on ResetEra, where affected employees revealed they had received termination notices. Many of those impacted were long-serving staff who had … Read more
Maximum Entertainment has laid off employees at its subsidiary Merge Games and closed the studio’s Chelford, England office as part of a wider cost-cutting initiative. The move comes in line with the company’s ongoing consolidation strategy aimed at streamlining operations. In a statement provided to GamesIndustry, CEO Christina Seelye said, “We made the difficult but … Read more