Aerial lift manufacturer JLG Industries, McConnellsburg, Pa., will begin laying off about 600 full- and part-time employees next month. Kirsten Skyba, vice president of global marketing for JLG, said that due to the downturn in its end markets, the layoffs would affect all of its manufacturing facilities in North America and overseas. (More)
JCB, Rocester, Staffordshire, England, last week announced it would begin layoffs in response to a rapid decline in orders, which has resulted in a 20-percent reduction in its forecast production schedule for the remainder of this year. (More)
