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Screwed: 1,200 at U of Minnesota

A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.

Today’s partial total: 1,942

New budget at the University of Minnesota approves 1,200 layoffs, most being from early retirement and empty positions… Online gaming developer The9 is laying off 300 World of Warcraft (WoW) employees and transfering the other 800 WoW employees to different positions within the company… Cadbury candy company aims to lay off 200 workers in Ireland… Pratt & Whitney annouced 200 impending U.S. layoffs, 170 of which will be Connecticut-based… Verizon is letting go of another 42 former Alltel employees in Arkansas…

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