Abbott Laboratories – 550 Layoffs

A spokeswoman for Abbott Laboratories says the announcement Wednesday of a 550-job reduction in the drug and health care products company’s worldwide workforce will not have an impact on its nutrition products facility in Sturgis.

But she said there will be some impact in Sturgis over the next year. That is part of an announcement also made by the company on Wednesday to lay off several hundred more workers worldwide before the end of 2013.

“We’re not providing additional details,” said Adelle Infante, spokeswoman for North Chicago, Ill.-based Abbott. “Abbott remains committed to Sturgis where it will continue to manufacture nutritional products.”…

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