Agilent Cuts 120 Jobs Near Spokane
Luke Timmerman1/5/09
Agilent Technologies, the Santa Clara, CA-based maker of instruments for electronics and life sciences companies, is cutting 120 jobs at a plant in Liberty Lake, WA near Spokane, according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department. The layoffs are effective Jan. 30. Agilent (NYSE: A) announced on Dec. 17 it was cutting 500 full-time workers and 300 temporary positions. It has almost 20,000 employees worldwide.
Luke Timmerman is the National Biotech Editor of Xconomy, and the Editor of Xconomy Seattle. E-mail him at ltimmerman@xconomy.com or follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ldtimmerman.
