Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes has begun laying off 1,500 workers, or about 4% of its workforce, as part of a second round of cuts resulting from the economic downturn.
Baker Hughes To Cut 1,500 Jobs
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Fri, 03/13/2009 - 6:41pm
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