Weyerhaeuser to cut 750 jobs by 2004.(News)
Waste News, October, 2002 by Johnson, Jim
Byline: Jim Johnson Weyerhaeuser Co. said it plans to slash its corporate staff by about 750 jobs, or more than 25 percent, over the next two years to save tens of millions in corporate costs. And those cuts will come on top of the 200 to 300 corporate job cuts made since early this year.
Weyerhaeuser, one of the largest recycling companies in the nation, said the layoffs will take place by the end of next year. The company employs about 2,850 people at its headquarters in Federal Way. ``This is a difficult but necessary decision to reduce the cost of doing business and make us more competitive,'' said Steven R. Hill, senior vice president of human resources. Weyerhaeuser said it talked to employees this year about plans to cut costs....
Most Recent Business Articles
- Multiple criteria evaluation and optimization of transportation systems
- Multi-criteria analysis procedure for sustainable mobility evaluation in urban areas
- A two-leveled multi-objective symbiotic evolutionary algorithm for the hub and spoke location problem
- Multi-criteria analysis for evaluating the impacts of intelligent speed adaptation
- The development of Taiwan arterial traffic-adaptive signal control system and its field test: a Taiwan experience
Most Recent Business Publications
Most Popular Business Articles
- 7 tips for effective listening: productive listening does not occur naturally. It requires hard work and practice - Back To Basics - effective listening is a crucial skill for internal auditors
- FAS 109: a primer for non-accountants - Financial Accounting Standards Board's "Statement 109: Accounting for Income Taxes"
- LIFO vs. FIFO: a return to the basics
- Design a commission plan that drives sales - Sales Commissions
- Too Young to Rent a Car? - 25-years-old the minimum age for car renting - Brief Article
