John Matheson, a home inspector in Alameda, Calif., kept busy during the pandemic when the housing market was red hot. But as interest rates started to rise about halfway through 2022, he noticed that his workload began to drop. Last year, the number of jobs plummeted. “My business is about […]
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A big US furniture company this week fired all of its 2,700 employees while they were sleeping, telling them in texts and emails not to come to work the next day, according to reports. The mass firing on Tuesday by United Furniture Industries, which makes budget-friendly sofas and recliners for […]
The company filed a WARN notice, sending a letter to the state Department of Commerce explaining the layoffs. HIGH POINT, N.C. — United Furniture Industries is laying off nearly 300 employees from its High Point and Winston-Salem facilities. The furniture company is said to be one of the fastest growing […]
