JW Aluminum Starts Lay Offs

JW Aluminum notified employees Tuesday that the company is planning lay offs. The majority of the lay offs will occur in, and be completed by, April, said Brien Doyle, plant manager. The lay offs are equivalent to about 5 percent of the company's total workforce. The lay offs are equivalent to about 5 percent of the company's total workforce. The Jackson plant produces litho plates for the commercial printing and newspaper industry. It also makes products for the HVAC industry. "As part of the company's continued efforts to reduce costs across it business, " a news release states, "the Jackson, TN. operation will gradually reduce operations and draw down head count." source：www.jacksonsun.com