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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/

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Wednesday's goodbyes and hellos: The E.W. Scripps Company eliminates 431 positions (Cincinnati, Ohio); Ice Cream Specialties, a Prairie Farms subsidiary, ends production in Brentwood, Missouri (107); two farm employers file notices in Pasco and Granger, Washington (283); Teva plans to close its Fairfield, New Jersey plant (61); Morton Salt shuts its Fairport Harbor, Ohio mine after water intrusion (77); and North Bay Regional Health Centre cuts 36 positions (North Bay, Ontario).

Veronika's leads: 100+ new roles at Scripps plus remote media jobs at PlanetScale, Doximity and Descript; 2,900 Amazon holiday jobs in the St. Louis area and garage door technician roles; Tyson Foods, Core & Main and Port of Kennewick openings; 330+ new Amneal manufacturing jobs in Piscataway; Swagelok's 1,200+ hires in Lake County plus City of Painesville jobs; and City of North Bay and Ontario Northland openings. Bonus relocation lead: Audi plans its first US plant at the Middle Georgia Mega Site near Perry, Georgia, about 4,500 jobs.

Headed to a job fair? Two things to do. Skills that pay: forklift operator training.

Postings change fast; check each careers page. Information only, not career, legal or financial advice.

Sources:

https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/tv/scripps-lays-off-431-employees-promises-to-create-100-new-positions/

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/ice-cream-novelty-maker-cease-brentwood-production-lay-off-107/63-6cf72021-8d0a-4500-85bc-ca5ecca448be

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/pasco-and-granger-layoffs-to-affect-283-farm-workers/article_c399a669-b03b-429b-adc1-b40bd21ae7a6.html

https://njbiz.com/teva-fairfield-manufacturing-closure/

https://www.mortonsalt.com/resources/morton-salt-ceases-operations-at-fairport-mine-2/

https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/hospital-job-cuts-looming-says-union-12946021

https://www.njeda.gov/njeda-approves-next-new-jersey-manufacturing-award-to-support-amneal-pharmaceuticals-new-jersey-expansion/

https://www.audi.com/en/press-releases/audi-to-establish-first-us-production-site-in-georgia-investing-4-billion-and-creating-4500-jobs-18420

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Tuesday's goodbyes and hellos: Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees (Redmond, Washington); Sealy Mattress Manufacturing plans to close its plant in Trinity, North Carolina (114); Anchor Glass Container permanently closes its Warner Robins, Georgia plant (168); Ask Foods closes its plant in Palmyra, Pennsylvania (96); EyePoint plans layoffs in Watertown, Massachusetts (105, about half its staff); and ConocoPhillips reduces its Canadian workforce in Calgary, Alberta (count not disclosed).

Veronika turns every one into a lead: a free Seattle technology job fair this Thursday and remote roles at PlanetScale, Coinbase, Fivetran, Datadog and Reddit; 300 new Environmental Air Systems jobs in Asheboro; hundreds of civilian jobs at Robins Air Force Base, plus 220+ Mitsubishi Power jobs near Savannah; Hersheypark hiring; a $33 to $43 an hour gene therapy manufacturing technician role at Genezen in Lexington; and Alberta Health Services, ATCO, Walmart and McDonald's openings in Calgary. Bonus relocation lead: Carrier plans about 1,500 jobs at a new $600 million+ manufacturing and engineering center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Got a buyout offer? Two things to do. Skills that pay: the ServSafe Food Handler certificate, about $15 online.

Postings change fast; check each careers page. This is information, not career, legal or financial advice.

Sources:

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/microsoft-msft-voluntary-buyouts.html

https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2026/10/26/sealy-trinity-nc-layoffs-somnigroup-manufacturing.html

https://www.packagingdive.com/news/anchor-glass-permanent-closure-warner-robins-georgia/828221/

https://www.pennlive.com/business/2026/10/significant-decline-in-customer-demand-central-pa-plant-to-close.html

https://www.boston.com/news/business/2026/10/26/two-mass-biotech-companies-plan-to-cut-about-half-their-workers/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/conocophillips-confirms-layoffs-coming-tuesday-in-alberta/

https://jobfairx.com/job-fairs/washington/seattle/next-technology

https://www.rcedc.com/article/300-new-jobs-coming-to-asheboro

https://fortworthreport.org/2026/10/23/hvac-giant-carrier-planning-600m-advanced-manufacturing-plant-for-fort-worth/

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Monday's goodbyes and hellos, weekend included: American Express plans about 3,500 job cuts (New York, New York), The Blade newspaper in Toledo, Ohio files a WARN notice for 116 employees ahead of a Dec. 31 closure, Foster USA plans to close in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (169 workers), Powered by FTGU files for 62 layoffs at a third snack plant in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Success Lending winds down in Schaumburg, Illinois (121 workers), and Parks Canada cuts the equivalent of about 500 jobs, including staff in Jasper and Banff, Alberta.

Veronika turns every one into a lead: a Manhattan job fair with finance roles plus remote fintech jobs, today's Toledo Zoo hiring event and Toledo Tool and Die openings, factory jobs in Winston-Salem and Morrisville, North Carolina, a new Chick-fil-A in Leominster and a Fitchburg tech job, a Nordstrom hiring day at Woodfield Mall, and winter jobs at the Lake Louise Ski Resort. Bonus relocation lead: Audi's first US plant, with about 4,500 jobs in Georgia.

Your first Monday after a layoff? Two things to do. Skills that pay: the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, with a free 13-hour course.

Postings change fast; check each careers page. This is information, not career, legal or financial advice.

Sources:

https://apnews.com/article/american-express-credit-cards-platinum-fbe9dcebe7d1477253076208ea22afc2

https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/the-blade-files-warn-notice-plans-dec-31-closure-affecting-116-employees/512-a5663edc-053e-48ca-81b3-34d8939c387d

https://journalnow.com/article_65af6fdb-cd4d-5968-8746-4099c9779700.html

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2026/10/26/layoffs-our-home-snacks-massachusetts.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/articles/illinois-mortgage-business-shut-down-080306463.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/parks-canada-layoffs-jobs-9.7392697

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/retail-action-project-job-fair-multiple-industries-hiring-tickets-2003837110740

https://www.chick-fil-a.com/press-room/announcing-chick-fil-a-leominster

https://georgia.org/press-releases/audi-ag-selects-georgia-invest-4-billion-first-us-manufacturing-facility