BAE Systems closing 3 UK factories, cutting 500 jobs

October 2nd, 2009 Job losses were widespread last monthA snapshot of major employment categories, and how they fared in the past two months: Construction: Cut 64,000 jobs in September, following losses of 60,000 in August. Manufacturing: Eliminated 51,000 jobs in September, after cutting 66,000 in August.

September 30th, 2009 Windstream to cut 350 jobsLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Windstream Corp.

August 25th, 2009 AAR gets $40M contract from BAE SystemsWOOD DALE, Ill. — Aviation product supplier AAR Corp.

August 17th, 2009 Lockheed Martin to cut 800 jobs in space systemsDENVER — Lockheed Martin says it will eliminate 800 jobs across its space systems division, largely in two facilities in Colorado and California. The reductions represent about 4.5 percent of the overall workforce.

July 23rd, 2009 Alcatel-Lucent details job cuts planPARIS — Alcatel-Lucent SA aims to cut 850 jobs in France as part of a plan to save several hundred million euros (dollars) this year, the company said Thursday. The telecommunications network equipment maker told French employees the job cuts would be made over this year and next.

July 16th, 2009 Lloyds Banking Group cutting 1,200 more jobsLONDON — Lloyds Banking Group announced Thursday it would cut another 1,200 jobs to reduce costs and rationalize operations after the government-backed merger of Lloyds TSB and Halifax/Bank of Scotland. Lloyds, whose biggest shareholder is the British government, said 650 permanent jobs would go by the first quarter of next year, 180 staff would move to new positions and 370 agency and contract staff would be cut in its group operations and insurance divisions.

July 16th, 2009 Some operations at 14 US prison factories closingDENVER — The government-owned company that employs federal prison inmates is closing some factory operations at 14 prisons and downsizing operations at four more amid multimillion-dollar losses, according to a copy of a memo provided by a prison union official. Federal Prison Industries Inc., or UNICOR, has lost $20 million year to date and has lost money the last seven months, according to the memo Wednesday from Paul Laird of the Bureau of Prisons.

July 15th, 2009 Boeing memo shows plans to cut 1,000 defense jobsSEATTLE — The head of Boeing Co.'s Integrated Defense Systems has told employees that the defense division will have to cut about 1,000 jobs because of Pentagon budget reductions. In an internal memo Monday, Boeing's Jim Albaugh says the job reductions are needed to keep the company competitive.

July 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON/CHICAGO - Boeing's Integrated Defence Systems said Wednesday it is cutting 1,000 jobs to accommodate the drop in demand in the federal defence budget. The lost jobs represent about 1.5 percent of the 70,000 employees in the defence branch.

July 15th, 2009 Memo: Boeing to cut about 1,000 defense jobsSEATTLE — The head of Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems division has told employees it will have to eliminate about 1,000 jobs because of Pentagon budget cuts. In an internal memo Monday, Boeing's Jim Albaugh says the job reductions are needed "to keep ourselves competitive." Boeing Co.

July 2nd, 2009 Hershey's closing its online gift serviceHERSHEY, Pa. — People who like to order chocolate and gifts from Hershey's online service won't be able to after this month.

May 13th, 2009 Harley-Davidson weighing moving production plantNEW YORK — Harley-Davidson Inc. is considering closing its main motorcycle assembly facility in Pennsylvania and moving production elsewhere as it aims to lower costs and cope with a sales downturn, a company spokesman said Wednesday.

May 8th, 2009 BAE Systems says it's on track for growthLONDON — BAE Systems PLC, Europe's largest defense contractor, said Wednesday it is on track for solid growth this year despite a drop in sales of land vehicles. In a management update for the year to May 5, the company said it would not be affected by adjustments in U.S.

April 30th, 2009 BAE Systems closing 3 factories in BritainLONDON — BAE Systems PLC is closing three factories in Britain with the loss of 500 jobs following a drop in its work for the British government, the defense contractor said Thursday. The affected plants, all part of BAE's Global Combat Systems Vehicles and Weapons businesses, are in the English cities of Telford, Leeds and Guildford.

April 29th, 2009 Clear Channel cutting 590 radio jobsSAN ANTONIO — Clear Channel Communications Inc., the largest owner of U.S. radio stations, said Tuesday it is cutting 590 jobs, including some on-air personalities, in its second round of mass layoffs this year amid pressure from the recession and evaporating advertising budgets.