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Friday's goodbyes and hellos: Wells Fargo files a WARN notice for 86 jobs at its Jordan Creek campus (West Des Moines, Iowa). People Inc. lays off 195, mostly in print and legacy web (New York, New York). Comcast files a Washington WARN notice for 159 workers across nine offices and remote roles (Washington State). Oshkosh Corporation cuts about 80 salaried office jobs in its Transport segment (Oshkosh, Wisconsin). United Migrant Opportunity Services files a WARN notice for 44 jobs after losing a Wisconsin Works grant (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). AV Group idles its pulp mill, affecting about 350 people (Nackawic, New Brunswick).Veronika's leads: Accu-Mold (150 jobs) in Ankeny, Pratt Industries (105) in Bondurant and Summit Products in Altoona, plus remote finance operations roles; People Inc.'s own 40 open roles and remote marketing work; Comcast's 1,100+ new jobs companywide; Kingsbury's new Oshkosh plant and Sartori's Plymouth expansion; Wixon's 110 new jobs on Milwaukee's South Side; and up to 35 jobs at Apex Industries in Moncton. Bonus relocation lead: Honeywell Aerospace's $500 million Tempe, Arizona factory with about 600 jobs.Got a severance agreement? Two things to do. Skills that pay: the free Google Analytics certification for writers, editors and media pros.Postings change fast; check each careers page. Information only, not career, legal or financial advice.Sources:https://www.weareiowa.com/article/money/business/wells-fargo-largest-round-layoffs-in-at-least-5-years/524-73f76e5f-ab50-410f-93cd-b6c4841172f6https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/people-inc-layoffs-ceo-memo-1236934389/https://mynorthwest.com/local/comcast-layoff-washington/4291836https://fox11online.com/news/business/oshkosh-corporation-layoffs-job-cuts-transport-defense-delivery-office-based-salaried-positionshttps://biztimes.com/umos-to-lay-off-44-employees/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-bid-buy-av-group-land-9.7400074https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/10/28/food-ingredient-company-completes-26-million-expansion-adds-110-jobs/https://nbtechnews.ca/articles/apex-industries-onb-expansion-2026https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/tempe/honeywell-aerospace-to-build-500-million-advanced-manufacturing-facility-in-tempe-adding-600-jobs

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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.

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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