Defense firm to cut 170 jobs in Thousand Oaks
A defense contractor is cutting about 170 jobs in Thousand Oaks as it shutters a facility that made signal jammers to prevent IED attacks during the Iraq war. McLean, Va.-based ITT Exelis’ electronic systems division operated a factory with about 215 employees on Willow Lane in Thousand Oaks. About 45 of those workers will be Read More →
BofA lays off 140 in Conejo Valley
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Amgen to lay off 226 in Thousand Oaks
[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:AMGN” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”19-04-2011″ enddate=”19-10-2011″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Thousand Oaks-based Amgen is laying off 226 people at its headquarters as part of a restructuring of its research operations. Worldwide, the R&D shakeup will affect 380 staff members, but the company’s headquarters are bearing the brunt of the cuts. The company said the layoffs are Read More →
Vitesse slashes workforce, dims sales outlook
Vitesse Semiconductor, the Ventura County chipmaker rocked by a stock-options scandal in 2006, has laid off 10 percent of its workforce and shuttered one of its Camarillo facilities. Vitesse disclosed the pink slips in a regulatory filing Oct. 3. The company said it ended its lease on facilities at 4721 Calle Carga and terminated 10 Read More →