Parachutes soften economic landing after GM job cuts
By JIM LEUTE - Sunday, May 11, 2008
JANESVILLE -- When General Motors cuts its Janesville production this summer, workers laid off by the automaker and its local suppliers will have financial parachutes to soften their economic landing and lessen the impact on the local economy.
Sheiffer calls for economic summit in wake of GM news
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, May 7, 2008
JANESVILLE --
City Manager Steve Sheiffer believes now is the time for the community to pull together and chart the city’s economic development strategy for the next 20 years.
GM employment levels fall short of those needed for state grants
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, May 6, 2008
JANESVILLE --
While the clock still is ticking for General Motors, the automaker’s Janesville plant employs far fewer workers than it promised three years ago when accepting state training grants totaling $10.1 million.
Layoffs expected at GM supplier Lear
By JIM LEUTE - Monday, May 5, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Lear Corp. in Janesville is expected to lay off more than 275 people in Janesville because of production cuts at its largest local customer, General Motors.
LSI announces layoffs
By KAYLA BUNGE - Sunday, May 4, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Logistic Services Inc. notified the state that it will lay off 132 employees at its Janesville plant the first week of July.
GM layoffs will create short term struggles
By JIM LEUTE - Sunday, May 4, 2008
JANESVILLE -- Flooded by workers displaced from General Motors, its suppliers and other non-automotive manufacturers, the local economy is expected to sputter in the short term.
Sales of Janesville-built trucks continue to fall
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, May 2, 2008
JANESVILLE -- For those still unsure of the effect rising fuel prices are having on the sales of General Motors’ full-size sport utility vehicles, April’s sales numbers tell the story.
Lawmakers appeal to GM chairman
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 2, 2008JANESVILLE -- Federal lawmakers who represent workers at the troubled General Motors assembly plant in Janesville have asked the automaker’s top official for assurances about the plant’s future.
Source of GM payments concerns retirees
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, April 30, 2008
JANESVILLE --
With retirement and buyout packages on the table for 74,000 GM workers, some local retirees are concerned about the long-term security of their benefits.
Slow sales, parts shortage affect GM plant in Texas
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, April 30, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Weak demand for full-size sport utility vehicles and a shortage of critical parts have forced General Motors to lay off second-shift workers at an assembly plant in Arlington, Texas.
Listen to podcasts of GM news
By STEVE BENTON - Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Buyouts a consideration in light of job loss
By MIKE DUPRE' - Tuesday, April 29, 2008
JANESVILLE -- The question remains open on how General Motors’ offer to trim employment through buyouts will affect who will keep their jobs at GM’s truck plant in Janesville.
Community reacts to GM’s news
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Tuesday, April 29, 2008
JANESVILLE --
As sad as the General Motors news is, Jason Thoms of Janesville was not surprised by Monday’s announcement that the Janesville plant will build SUVs on just one shift and that about 750 jobs will be eliminated.
Not just GM: Suppliers, rest of the local economy take hits
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, April 29, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Who gets hurt when General Motors cuts hundreds of jobs? How does the job loss trickle down to retail, real estate and other parts of the local economy?
Governor Doyle responds to GM cutbacks
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, April 29, 2008
MADISON --
Gov. Jim Doyle said Monday he was disappointed to learn of the job losses at the General Motors assembly plant in Janesville and that his administration will take a number of steps to help displaced workers.
Some GM workers surprised; others saw it coming
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, April 29, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Some knew about General Motors’ announcement Monday morning that sport utility vehicle production was being cut to eliminate one shift of workers at the plant. Others were just finding out about the 750-job cut that could create a loss of 1,250 jobs in Janesville.
Rising price of gasoline made cuts inevitable: Experts
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, April 29, 2008
JANESVILLE --
Some local industry observers have said that watching employment levels drop at the plant has been similar to watching the slow death of a loved one.
Politicians and service coordinators promise support for laid off workers
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Quotes from local politicians regarding GM's decision to cut a shift at the Janesville assembly plant
More than 750 jobs expected to be lost as GM plant drops to one shift
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, April 29, 2008
JANESVILLE --
General Motors officials estimate that 756 jobs will be lost when the automaker eliminates a production shift at its Janesville plant in July.
GM timeline
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, April 29, 2008Selected events in the history of the General Motors assembly plant in Janesville.
