Worldwide information technology company Unisys plans to close its Austin help desk center this fall, a move that will put 250 people out of work. The shutdown is planned for September 30, according to News8Austin. The station reported that the company said the closure of the location at 5700 South Mopac is part of its reorganization and a way to cut expenses. Some employees will be offered transfers to Salt Lake City and Rochester, NY. [News8Austin] more ›

Samsung Austin Semiconductor will cut 550 jobs from its Austin manufacturing operations later this year. The company's Fab 1 plant will be shut down on or about October 18, and most of the eliminated jobs are centered there. The Fab 1 facility is being renovated to become part of the newer, larger, more automated Fab 2 factory next door. Once renovation is complete, Samsung said it plans to hire 150-200 workers for the new factory. [Statesman Business Blog] more ›

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) became the latest company to take a hit from the lagging economy as officials announced today that they plan to eliminate 900 jobs. more ›

• More happy economy news! Layoffs for the holidays, yay!
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• KBR accused of using mortuary trucks that "still had traces of body fluids and putrefied remains in them" to ship ice to the troops.

Several employees in the Austin office of Midway Games lost their jobs today as the company canceled an "as-yet-unannounced project" in production at the local facility. more ›

Advanced Micro Devices, the microprocessor maker with about 2,600 employees in Austin, announced today that it will cut 10 percent of its worldwide workforce before the end of the third quarter. more ›

• The economy "shed" 80,000 jobs in March.
• Hillary denies denial after "mishearing."
• 81% of Americans polled think the nation is heading in the wrong direction. How many Romans thought Rome was heading in the wrong direction?

The Round Rock-based computer giant recently pledged to lay off at least 8,800 employees, or ten percent of its worldwide workforce, in an effort to reduce operating costs. more ›

Think you know Austin? Austin360 isn't so sure: "There should be more to being a true Austinite than just moving here because you had a great time at South by Southwest and thought it was like that here year round. You should have to know a few basic things about Austin before you can officially refer to it as your hometown." Take their "AQ" test and find out. Another mortgage company with employees in... more ›

*The views expressed in Bun in the Oven are those of the author and do not represent Austinist as a whole.* -The Editors Two questions: What's more Austin than working in high tech...and getting laid off? What's the easiest way to strike panic and fear deep into the heart of a woman-with-child? Okay, so make that three: What do you suppose happens when you tell a pregnant lady that her husband's company is closing... more ›