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Midday Newscast: March 10 2009

Governor Jim Douglas has taken his message of fiscal austerity in state government to a wider audience; to avoid layoffs, GE Aviation in Rutland is offering more voluntary furloughs to employees; more…

NH workers affected by Vt layoffs

Most of the workers laid off this week at the Ethan Allen furniture plant in Beecher Falls, Vt., are from New Hampshire, so the layoffs are causing concern on both sides of the border.
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Dartmouth College to cut 150 jobs

Another area institution has been forced to cut back because of the recession. Dartmouth College announced almost 150 job cuts this week – about a third of them through layoffs – as it struggles to reduce spending by ten percent over two years.

Midday Newscast: January 30, 2009

More layoffs and job cutbacks have been announced across Vermont; A new security breach has the Vermont Bankers Association telling consumers need to monitor their credit and debit card statements.

Rutland manufacturer lays off 21

Carris Reels, a Rutland company that makes reels and spools for the wire and cable industry, is laying off 21 workers due to sharp decreases in orders.