Trucking company bankruptcy costs state 524 jobs, 116 locally

The most recent slate of job cuts brings the number of layoffs announced across the region in the past week to more than 400.

Yellow Corp. cuts 524 jobs in Florida as it shuts downs operations after about 100 years.
Yellow Corp. cuts 524 jobs in Florida as it shuts downs operations after about 100 years.
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The shuttering and subsequent bankruptcy of the national transportation company Yellow Corp. led to 524 lost jobs in the state of Florida, a sliver of the 30,000 jobs cut nationwide.

 

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