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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 1058967" data-attributes="member: 38206">GE Healthcare to Eliminate 2 Percent of Jobs in Wisconsin or 130 peopleGE Healthcare said Friday it is cutting 2 percent of its jobs in Wisconsin, where it has 6,500 employees, and 10 percent of its workforce in Vermont, where it employs about 500 people. The Waukesha-based medical equipment manufacturer said it needs to make &quot;tough decisions in the current economic climate&quot; and was looking for ways to streamline its operations and lower costs. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;This will reduce complexity, speed up decision making and help us become moreaccessible to our customers,&quot; said GE spokesman Benjamin Fox. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;It also addresses the continued economic challenges in Europe and the U.S., and it willposition GE Healthcare well for 2013 and beyond,&quot; he said. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Based on the 2 percent estimate, about 130 people could lose their jobs in Wisconsin -- includingemployees in the Milwaukee area where GE has its U.S. headquarters and product lines includingcomputed tomography, nuclear medicine&nbsp; and magnetic resonance imaging.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="texan, post: 1058967, member: 38206"] [B]GE Healthcare to Eliminate 2 Percent of Jobs in Wisconsin or 130 people GE Healthcare said Friday it is cutting 2 percent of its jobs in Wisconsin, where it has 6,500 employees, and 10 percent of its workforce in Vermont, where it employs about 500 people. The Waukesha-based medical equipment manufacturer said it needs to make "tough decisions in the current economic climate" and was looking for ways to streamline its operations and lower costs. "This will reduce complexity, speed up decision making and help us become more accessible to our customers," said GE spokesman Benjamin Fox. "It also addresses the continued economic challenges in Europe and the U.S., and it will position GE Healthcare well for 2013 and beyond," he said. Based on the 2 percent estimate, about 130 people could lose their jobs in Wisconsin -- including employees in the Milwaukee area where GE has its U.S. headquarters and product lines including computed tomography, nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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