Store closure, biotech layoffs hit Bay Area job market with fresh cuts
Fresh waves of job cuts have washed through a Bay Area job market that’s already wobbly, a surge of staffing reductions at a big store and a local biotech company …
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Intel plans massive layoffs that will slash 15,000 workers worldwide
SANTA CLARA — Intel has disclosed plans for massive layoffs that will lead to a loss of 15,000 jobs worldwide, a wrenching restructuring ushered in by “disappointing” results for the …
SunPower solar business meltdown spurs hundreds of cuts
SAN JOSE — SunPower, a once high-flying pioneer of the solar energy industry, has notified state officials of the company’s decision to slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs. The solar …
Over 1,000 job cuts jolt workers in East Bay, Wine Country
More than 1,000 job cuts loom in the East Bay and elsewhere in the Bay Area, including several hundred layoffs spawned by the pending exit of the Oakland A’s, official …
Bay Area adds jobs in June, but tech-dependent regions lose workers
The Bay Area posted sturdy job gains in June, primarily due to an upswing in the East Bay that was offset by employment losses in the region’s tech-dependent urban centers, …
Intuit slashes hundreds of Bay Area jobs, tech layoffs top 45,000
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Intuit has revealed plans to slash hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area in an ominous reminder that the waves of tech industry layoffs in the region …
Movie chain shuts South Bay theaters as cinema firm’s fate gets murky
SAN JOSE — An independent movie theater company has closed its doors at two South Bay sites in abrupt moves triggered by what appears to be its owner’s implosion. ShowPlace …
Bay Area tech layoff totals jump to worst pace in more than a year
Bay Area tech layoffs soared to their highest quarterly total in over a year, an ominous sign the crucial sector’s wrenching cutbacks have yet to run their course. Tech companies …
Big Oakland hotel will shut its doors and idle more than 100 workers
OAKLAND — A big hotel in Oakland will shut its doors this summer and idle more than 100 workers, a wrenching decision that underscores the devastation in the Bay Area’s …
East Bay battery company chops jobs in jolt to green tech sector
RICHMOND — An East Bay green tech company has decided to slash scores of jobs in a jolt to the clean energy sector, less than a year after it had …