Parts Shortage Forces Ford to Idle 3,000 Workers

by | Jan 25, 2011 | Towing

Some 3,000 workers at Ford Motor’s (F) truck plant in Dearborn, Mich., have been idled because of a shortage of parts needed to manufacture engines installed in the company’s popular line of pickup trucks.

The workers will be on temporary layoff for a…

Pharmaceutical and Biotech Jobs Keep Disappearing

by | Nov 4, 2010 | Towing

Companies that develop medicines have been bleeding jobs in the last few months, with three — Biogen Idec, Charles River Laboratories and NicOx — announcing about 1,000 new workforce cuts this week. When will the bleeding sto…