Golden NewsLocal news for Golden, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Area residents react to plant layoffs- January 26, 2008 "I came here seven years ago. They have cut back their work force by about the same number of people as this in that time" Hancock County's largest employer is laying off 550 jobs by the end of the year. via Daily Gate Cityhttp://www.topix.net/city/golden-il/2008/01/area-residents-react-to-plant-layoffs?fromrss=... Methode Electronics to cut 700 jobs- January 25, 2008 Methode Electronics Inc. said it plans to eliminate 700 jobs at Illinois production facilities, as the Chicago manufacturer shifts the remainder of its automotive-related production offshore.The maker of electronic components for automotive and other applications said the jobs it is cutting are at Methode's automotive operations in Carthage and Golden, Ill., as well as its electronic -- connector operation in Rolling Meadows.Because of the financial impact it will have on terminated workers,...http://www.topix.net/city/golden-il/2008/01/methode-electronics-to-cut-700-jobs?fromrss=1 |