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Thursday's goodbyes and hellos: Amazon cuts about 250 jobs in its devices and services unit (Seattle, Washington); Disney lays off 100 to 200 in its Experiences division, mostly at Walt Disney Imagineering (Glendale, California); Intel files a notice for 67 workers at its Folsom, California campus; Everidge plans to close its commercial refrigeration plant in Rancho Cucamonga, California (90); Acme Brick files a notice for 53 workers in Montgomery, Alabama; and the Canada Revenue Agency plans about 260 layoffs (Ottawa, Ontario). Veronika's leads: Shield AI's planned 4,000 Seattle-area jobs plus remote software roles; Disney Careers openings in Glendale and Burbank; 239 Peak Energy battery jobs in Sacramento and 100 SK pharmteco jobs in Rancho Cordova and El Dorado Hills; RV technician and delivery driver openings in Rancho Cucamonga; 53 new Hyundai jobs in Montgomery; and federal openings in Ottawa on Job Bank. Bonus relocation lead: Electra plans up to 1,975 jobs at its new aircraft factory in Springfield, Ohio. Headed to a networking coffee? Two things to do. Skills that pay: EPA Section 608 certification. Postings change fast; check each careers page. Information only, not career, legal or financial advice. Sources: https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-10-28/amazon-cuts-more-jobs-in-devices-unit-after-flurry-of-product-rollouts https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-10-28/disney-theme-parks-layoffs-experiences-division https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2026/10/28/intel-67-job-cuts-folsom.html https://todayslayoffs.com/layoffs/everidge-2026-10-25-1136/ https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/brick-manufacturer-closing-alabama-facility-laying-off-50-workers.html https://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/new-round-of-canada-revenue-agency-layoffs-targeting-260-employees https://www.geekwire.com/2026/shield-ai-selects-seattle-area-to-build-x-bat-autonomous-fighter-jet-plans-to-add-4000-jobs-by-early-2030s/ https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2026/10/governor-ivey-joins-hyundai-to-celebrate-major-investment-in-alabama-manufacturing/