GE Healthcare Lays Off 10 Percent

Pat Bradley — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:40:00 +0000

GE Healthcare is laying off about 10 percent of its approximately 500 employees at its Vermont operation in South Burlington.

But the company says it will try to find "alternate roles" for the workers.

GE Healthcare spokesman Benjamin Fox says the company needed to "make tough decisions in the current business climate."

Fox wouldn't say how many workers 10 percent represented, but the Burlington Free Press (http://bfpne.ws/ZBHr4W) is reporting the company had 527 workers last January.

Springfield Data Center To Provide Municipal Services

Paul Tuthill — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:20:00 +0000

Massachusetts is going to offer a secure electronic data storage service for municipalities at a new facility in Springfield. Its part of an effort by the state to help communities with information technology needs. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports