Coda Automotive Lays Off 50
Company: Coda AutomotiveCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -50Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Los Angeles, CA
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Alzheimer’s Drug Failure Translates into More Job Cuts in South San Francisco
Company: Johnson & JohnsonCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -130Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: South San Francisco, CA
AMD Said to be Planning 2,000-Plus Job Cuts
Company: AMDCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -1170Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Sunnyvale, CANotes: Initial reports from October 2012 – up to 2,340 cuts planned
Western Digital Completes 77 Layoffs at Fremont Plant
Company: Western DigitialCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -77Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Fremont, CA
Maker of Sterile Bags for Drug Companies Cutting 91 Jobs, Closing Concord Facility
Company: Sartorius Stedim SUS, Inc.CA Net Job Gain/Loss: -91Reason: Closure, Move Out of CountryCity/Region Losing Jobs: Concord, CACity/Region Gaining Jobs: Yauco, Puerto Rico
Jensen Meat Co. to Hire 150
Company: Jensen Meat Co.CA Net Job Gain/Loss: 150Reason: ExpandCity/Region Gaining Jobs: San Diego, CA
Space Systems/Loral Laying Off 90 Employees
Company: Space Systems/Loral Inc.CA Net Job Gain/Loss: -90Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Palo Alto, CA
Roseville’s Telefunken Plant Laying Off 85 Workers
Company: TelefunkenCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -85Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Roseville, CA
BAE Systems to Lay Off 95 in San Francisco
Company: BAE SystemsCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -95Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: San Francisco, CA
Chip Maker Finally Goes All In on Plant Shutdown
Company: International Rectifier CorpCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -210Reason: ClosureCity/Region Losing Jobs: El Segundo, CA
Motorola Cuts 4,000 Jobs, 160 of them in S.D.; Layoffs Come Three Months after Purchase by Google
Company: MotorolaCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -160Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: San Diego, CA
East Eyes West for Growth
Company: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.CA Net Job Gain/Loss: 50Reason: Expand, From Out of CountryCity/Region Losing Jobs: Shenzhen, ChinaCity/Region Gaining Jobs: Santa Clara, CA
Western Digital to Lay Off 80 in Fremont
Company: Western Digital Corp.CA Net Job Gain/Loss: -80Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Fremont, CANotes: Company also expanding location in Mountain View that would “quadruple its presence”
Intel to Build $300M R&D Facility in Arizona
Company: Intel CorpCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -1000Reason: Invest Elsewhere, Out of StateCity/Region Losing Jobs: Santa Clara, CACity/Region Gaining Jobs: Chandler, AZ
MedImmune Closures in Mountain View, Santa Clara will ax Hundreds of Jobs
Company: MedImmuneCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -150Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Mountain View, CANotes: Story describes 300 job cuts in two different cities but provides no specific job loss figures – so 150 job losses attributed to each city