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Southwest Airlines to cut 15% of corporate workforce

DALLAS (UPI) -- Southwest Airlines plans to slash 15% of its corporate workforce -- the first mass layoffs in the company's decades-long history -- as the airline looks to cut costs. Southwest announced Monday a "reduction in corporate overhead workforce" that will impact approximately 1,750 employees in leadership positions, including 11 senior leadership positions of vice president and above. "This decision is unprecedented in our 53-year history, and change requires that we make difficult decisions," said Bob Jordan, president, chief executive officer and […]

todayFebruary 19, 2025 32

Automotive News

Federal grant awarded to widen Interstate 57 near Carbondale

CARBONDALE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The State of Illinois is receiving a $7.6 million grant to add lanes and help ease the flow of traffic in an often-congested, 5-mile stretch of Interstate 57 between Johnston City and Pond Creek. The Illinois Department of Transportation and U.S. Rep. Mike Bost announced the award today. “These improvements will have a huge impact on the safety, reliability and efficiency on a key segment of I-57,” said Gov. Bruce Rauner. “Working with our federal and […]

todayMarch 7, 2018 14

Business & Lifestyle

Truckers worried about new Federal logging mandate

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- Some truckers say they are wary over a new Federal mandate regarding driving and break hours. Don Schaefer, executive vice president of the Midwest Trucker’s Association, said the mandate in question is a Federal mandate put in place in December. Schaefer said the mandate requires a device similar to airplane black boxes that track drive and rest times. “It is a regulation that requires most of your over-the-road truckers and your long-distance (truckers) to have what, […]

todayFebruary 24, 2018 7

Automotive News

Caulkins: Budget ‘shell game’ to cost state $1.5 billion, 22,000 jobs

DECATUR (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Dan Caulkins is increasingly concerned about a provision in the state’s 2018 fiscal year budget he fears could cause taxpayers as much as $1.5 billion. Beyond the massive costs, Caulkins, who recently launched his campaign against Rep. Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) in the 101st District, said in a release the plan that diverts $300 million annually from the Illinois road fund could cost the state over 22,000 jobs. Caulkins points the finger of blame squarely at House […]

todayDecember 16, 2017 2

Business & Lifestyle

United Airlines won’t be fined for forcibly removing passenger from seat

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Federal officials won't fine United Airlines over an incident in April in which a passenger was forcibly removed from his seat after the airline oversold the flight, it was revealed Wednesday. The Department of Transportation conducted an investigation into the incident, which was caught on video, prompting a public relations problem for United Airlines, as well as a lawsuit from the passenger, David Dao, who settled with the airline for an undisclosed amount. Despite the backlash, the DOT […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 4

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