layoffs

BEULAH — A notice sent to Beulah city hall spells out the final working days for most of the miners and staff at Dakota Westmoreland coal mine south of town. The mine will lay off 95 employees — almost all of them miners — between early March and the end of April as it makes...

WILLISTON, N.D. -- In April, Halliburton closed its Minot offices and transferred workers from there to Williston and Dickinson, although they declined at the time to say how many. Now, just a few months later, with drilling rig counts dropping and hundreds of wells waiting to...

TRENTON — One of the largest facilities in North Dakota that loads oil onto railcars laid off 10 percent of its staff this week as it pares operations in an environment of lower oil prices, a source familiar with the company's operations said. Savage Services Corp laid off 12...

FARGO – The Fargo area’s largest manufacturing plant announced a round of layoffs Tuesday. CNH Industrial, a maker of agricultural and construction equipment, announced layoffs of 40 full-time hourly employees at its Fargo manufacturing plant. The reduction in its manufacturing...

DULUTH, Minn. — Nearly 50 staff and 12 faculty members took part in voluntary layoff programs at the University of Minnesota Duluth as part of its budget reduction plan. Chancellor Lendley Black announced to faculty and staff in a letter Thursday that UMD hopes to reduce its budget...

Ron Reich, Mott, knew oil production was slowing down so he wasn't too surprised when BJ Services' Dickinson office laid him off in February. He has no hard feelings and doesn't blame the company for the move. "It's part of the business," Reich said. And though the company offered...

The Forum, faced with declining advertising revenues resulting from the slumping economy, announced Tuesday the elimination of 21 full-time positions. "Like all businesses, we are not immune to the effects of the economy we find ourselves in," said James Boberg, The Forum's general...

In an effort to adjust to tough economic times, Steffes Corporation in Dickinson laid off about a dozen employees Monday, according to Joe Rothschiller, President of the company. Paul Steffes, CEO, said the employees were laid off due to "the slow down with Bobcat and the slowdown...

Though St. Joseph's Hospital announced that about six people were laid off Friday, patient care will not be affected, according to a press release. No clinical positions were lost, however, employees from accounting, marketing, nutritional services, admitting and the purchasing...

To buck up the morale of America's dispirited and dwindling work force, The Wall Street Journal reported on how to divine hints from management of impending layoffs. For example, when her boss suddenly stopped talking to her, "Ms. Finberg knew something was up. Three months later...