Henry Schein (NSDQ:HSIC) said yesterday that it’s planning more changes for its business after announcing the spinout of its animal health business and a joint venture for its dental software operation earlier this year. In a terse regulatory filing yesterday, Melville, N.Y.-based Schein said it’s “committed to an initiative to rationalize its operations and provide […]
IBM confirms layoffs at Watson Health
International Business Machine (NYSE:IBM) confirmed reports from last month of layoffs, but denied that the cuts affected 50% to 70% of the workforce at its Watson Health operation. The layoffs were said to involve Cleveland-based Explorys and Dallas-based Phytel, which IBM acquired in April 2015 for undisclosed amounts. Employees at medical image and clinical systems company Merge Healthcare, acquired for $1 billion in December […]
Report: IBM Watson Health slashes workforce
International Business Machine (NYSE:IBM) reportedly laid off 50% to 70% of the workforce at its Watson Health operation, primarily at recent acquisitions for which the tech giant paid at least $3.6 billion. The layoffs, according to a May 25 report in The Register, involve Cleveland-based Explorys and Dallas-based Phytel, which IBM acquired in April 2015 for undisclosed amounts. Cleveland […]
Layoffs begin for Philips Healthcare at Cleveland plant
Layoffs are under way in Cleveland at a manufacturing plant run by healthcare business at Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG), with a total of 144 positions cut in February and April. Some 382 of the company’s 850 Cleveland-area jobs will ultimately be eliminated at the plant, which makes computed tomography scanners, a spokesman told Cleveland.com. The Dutch healthcare giant said […]
Shift to R&D prompts Philips Healthcare to shutter manufacturing at Cleveland imaging plant
The healthcare business at Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) said last week that it plans to shutter manufacturing operations at a Cleveland plant that makes computed tomography scanners as part of a $600 million R&D initiative. The Dutch healthcare giant said Feb. 9 that it also plans to invest in a service training program in Cleveland. Manufacturing […]
Another round of layoffs ahead for Invacare
Invacare (NYSE:IVC) said yesterday that it plans to lay off about 2.4% of its workforce, with all of the cuts coming in North America. The Elyria, Ohio-based company said it plans to pare 110 positions, aiming to create $8.5 million in annual pre-tax savings as part of a “strategic transformation.” Invacare reported 4,600 employees worldwide as of […]
Medtronic, Halyard Health’s Corpak to lay off 266 in Illinois
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Halyard Health (NYSE:HYH) subsidiary Corpak MedSystems are planning to lay off a collective 266 workers in Illinois as they each close a plant there. Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic told the Illinois Commerce Dept. that it’s shuttering a distribution facility in Joliet, meaning job cuts for the 185 workers employed there. The layoffs are slated to begin Sept. […]
Report: Medtronic misses Memphis jobs target despite tax break pledge
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) has reportedly increased its workforce at its spine business in Memphis by only 14.3%, despite pledging 11 years ago to a 49% increase to win $20 million in local tax breaks, but far exceeded investment and wage commitments. Back in 2006, Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic promised to boost its local employment from 1,225 workers […]
Report: Layoffs ahead for Medtronic Spine in Memphis
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is reportedly planning an unspecified number of layoffs among the 1,300 workers it employs at its Medtronic Spine operation in Memphis. “Medtronic operates in a highly competitive environment, and transformation is an inherent part of our business. We continually adjust as necessary to deliver operational and functional excellence, drive growth, and strengthen our […]
Avinger to lay off a third of workforce
Avinger (NSDQ:AVGR) said yesterday that it plans to lay off a third of its workforce and examine its “strategic alternatives” as it focuses on its Pantheris peripheral artery device. The layoffs, affecting 131 workers, are slated to be complete this week, the Redwood City, Calif.-based company said, including cutting its field sales force by nearly half, from […]
Report: Stryker Instruments lays off 50 in Michigan
A Stryker (NYSE:SYK) division in its home base of Kalamazoo, Mich., reportedly laid off about 50 workers, even as it’s planning a major expansion at another facility nearby. Stryker Instruments, which last month won a tax break from Portage, Mich., for a $154 million, 485,000-square-foot R&D facility there, confirmed the layoffs in Kalamazoo last week to a […]
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