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Screwed: 750 at Kimberly-Clark

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

Today’s partial total: 1,680

Kimberly-Clark is laying off 750 employees, 600 of which volunteered… Carlisle Tire and Wheel is closing its plant in Cumberland County, PA, putting 340 jobs at risk… Buckeye Partners plans to layoff 260 employees… Belden is closing its Massachusetts plant and plans to layoff 170 plant employees… Gemini Manufacturing Corp. plans to layoff 81 workers… Erica Lyons plans to close its Miami facility and layoff 75 workers…US Airways is set to layoff 34 employees at General Mitchell International Airport.

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