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| | United Press International: LONGABERGER TO LAY OFF 784, SAYS REPORT@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | NEWARK, Ohio, Aug 25, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Longaberger Co., a Newark, Ohio basket-maker hurt by declining sales, announced plans to lay off 784 employees next month. |
 | | Sales have declined from about $1 billion in 2000 to $833 million last year. |
 | | "A total of 784 of the 970 employees in our manufacturing operations who were notified in July will be affected by a Sept. 9 layoff," company spokesman Jim Gimeson told the Zanesville Times Recorder. |
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