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Tyco Electronics cutting 2,500 from North America
Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:12 AM EST
By the Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Tyco Electronics Ltd. is slashing 2,500 jobs in North America and closing two plants in southcentral Pennsylvania.
The company announced the cuts Wednesday, saying it is seeing reduced demand for its electrical components and telecommunications equipment.
Jobs will be eliminated from many Tyco plants across the country, although a Tyco spokesman says the company is not disclosing specific job cuts by plant or region.
The two Pennsylvania plants to be closed are in Carlisle and Emigsville. Both make electronic connectors.
That work will transfer to Tyco plants in Greensboro, N.C., and Rock Hill, S.C. Tyco also is closing a small plant near Ottawa, Canada.
The Bermuda-based company is headquartered in Berwyn, Pa. and employs 92,000 worldwide. It split in 2007 from diversified manufacturer Tyco International Inc.
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