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Screwed: 230 at The Resort at Singer Island

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

Today’s Total: 535

The Resort at Singer Island in Riviera Beach, Fla. is slated to cut 230 staff members… The city of Detroit has laid off 205 employees after union negotiations failed… Bank of America announced that 50 employees from its Fort Lauderdale, Fla., claims and recovery office would face layoffs… Whirlpool will cut 30 workers from its Fort Smith, Ark., plant… The University of Illinois will lay off 20 employees from its Global Campus Program over the next six months… San Francisco Chronicle announced its plan to reduce its 330-member staff by even more in the coming weeks, although details are still being finalized…

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