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Archive Home > 2008 > February > 21 > 180 losing jobs at Bright Wood

180 losing jobs at Bright Wood

Layoffs amount to 16 percent of work force; company attributes cuts to housing market

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
February 21, 2008

MADRAS " For the second time in just more than a year, Madras-based Bright Wood Corp. has laid off more than 10 percent of its work force.

Around 180 out of 1,130 employees, working mainly in manufacturing and administrative positions, will be let go, said Bright Wood President Dallas....

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