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From: peppe51	1/20/2009 9:27:27 AM
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315....Manitowoc doubles layoffs to 315 By JENNIFER FITCH January 19, 2009 waynesboro@herald-mail.com SHADY GROVE, Pa. — A spokesman for Franklin County’s third-largest employer confirmed Monday that the number of jobs being cut at its plant more than doubled since the announcement a month ago. Manitowoc Crane Group told 305 production workers and 10 salaried employees on Friday that they were being laid off due to a decreased demand for mobile cranes. Most left that day and did not return to work, according to Dennis Rooney, vice president for human resources. He attributed the layoffs — increased from a mid-December announcement of 130 jobs — to a “pretty strong softening of the marketplace for our product.” “Things just turned around that quickly,” Rooney said. As customers’ construction projects are put on hold, the demand for cranes lessens. “The entire 2009 looks pretty soft for us. ... We’re convinced it’s going to come back beyond 2009,” Rooney said. herald-mail.com

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