Manufacturer May Cut More Jobs at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Facility.

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: July 15, 2001 | Copyright information

By Dave DeWitte, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 15--After a string of layoffs that have chopped away one-fifth of its Cedar Rapids work force, Square D Co. isn't promising that more jobs won't be lost.

But Square D officials will say the layoffs aren't part of a plan to eliminate production in Cedar Rapids, one of many rumors that have spread as worries spread through the work force.

Square D spokesman Ma...

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