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Report: Tech Layoffs At Highest Level In Three Years

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You may not see it here in Southern California's high tech sector--which has been booming, due to a surge of startup and accelerator activity--but apparently, the technology sector has seen its highest level of layoffs in three years, according to a report today. Image courtesy Bigstock.com READ MORE>>.

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Superconductor Technologies Chops Staff

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Superconductor Technologies , the developer of superconducting wire and wireless component which has operations in Santa Barbara, has cut nearly a third of the company''s jobs in February, and reduced its staff to 30. The company is down significantly from the 79 employees in had in 2010, just before its departure to Texas.

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Qualcomm: No Changes After Strategic Review

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San Diego-based Qualcomm says that its board of directors has decided to stay the course, and will make no change to the company's corporate and financial structure, after a strategic review by a special committee of its board. READ MORE>>.

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Manufacturing startup Divergent 3D reduces staff by one-third

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The company, which employed about 160 people, laid off 57 workers, according to documents filed with the California Employment Development Department. However, he did confirm to TechCrunch that he had to reduce staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s No. The company’s No.

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10 Strategies For Success Long-Term As Well As Today

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In a larger public company, it’s all about making your quarterly numbers, versus investing in strategic growth alternatives that may not pay off until several quarters later. In my experience, even in startups, longer-term strategy often gets pushed off the agenda due to current challenges. Cote, former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell.

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Amonix Cuts Staff

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Heavily backed, concentrating solar photovoltaic technology developer Amonix , which is based in Seal Beach, is set to lay off 76 workers across its offices in California, according to regulatory filings with the state. The company also had received a $90M Department of Energy loan guarantee. round in 2010.

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7 Reasons That Worker Empowerment Rules The Workplace

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have a different view, I urge you to see the data presented in a new book, “ The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace ,” by Phil Simon, a globally recognized authority on technology, collaboration, and the future of work. Unions are making new inroads at sacrosanct companies, including Kickstarter and Amazon.

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