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Guinness brewery to lay off over half its work force

Guinness brewery to lay off over half its work force

Guinness beer owner Diageo PLC rattled an Irish icon Friday, announcing plans to lay off more than half of its brewery workers, close two breweries and shift most production to a new, high-tech plant in the Dublin suburbs by 2013.Read more »

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Pulp mill lays off 180

Pulp mill lays off 180

By Sunday, May 11, 180 employees at a Halsey pulp mill will be out of a job. The employees at Pope and Talbot's pulp mill in Halsey will process the current inventory until it's gone. That should take about 48 hours. Read more »

Study pegs mom's market value at nearly $117,000

Study pegs mom's market value at nearly $117,000

If a stay-at-home mom could be compensated in dollars rather than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she'd rake in a nifty sum of nearly $117,000 a year. Read more »

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