More area layoffs announced

Making cell phone parts and fire alarms is either getting harder or more expensive...or it's just not profitable anymore.

One of the city's major employers, RF Micro Devices, announced 45 more layoffs, this in addition to the 150 announced this past December (see N&R article here).

And today, Tyco Electronics announced an undetermined amount of Triad-area layoffs, from Greensboro to Winston-Salem (see N&R article here).

Tyco owns ADT, the burglar-alarm company and Simplex, the fire alarm company. Many of their alarms are heard in public buildings throughout our area, including many of our schools. Another day, another layoff...another fire alarm silenced. Only this alarm won't be 'reset.'

E.C. :)