Posted inLayoffs and Job Reductions Messenger, The (News Co) Start-ups The Messenger Plans Layoffs Amid Hunt for Cash The company, an aggressive entrant to the digital news space, is expected to cut roughly two-dozen employees this week. Posted by By Benjamin Mullin
Posted inCheddar News Layoffs and Job Reductions News and News Media Cheddar, the ‘CNBC for Millennials,’ Furloughs Workers The “post-cable” news network said “unforeseen internal and external factors” caused the sudden work stoppage. Posted by By Benjamin Mullin
Posted inEmbezzlement Eugene (Ore) Layoffs and Job Reductions Newspapers Oregon Shutdowns (Institutional) Small Business The Eugene Weekly The Eugene Weekly Halts Publication After Employee’s Embezzlement The Eugene Weekly had to lay off its entire 10-person staff after it uncovered years of theft by an employee, the editor said. Posted by By Amanda Holpuch
Posted inHospitals Layoffs and Job Reductions Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Private Equity Serious Medical Errors Rose After Private Equity Firms Bought Hospitals A new study shows an increase in the rate of inpatient complications, including infections and falls, though patients were no more likely to die. Posted by By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz