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BRIEF: West Palm cement maker to lay off 79 workers [Sun Sentinel]
[January 31, 2013]

BRIEF: West Palm cement maker to lay off 79 workers [Sun Sentinel]


(South Florida Sun Sentinel (FL) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jan. 31--Cemex, an international cement and concrete maker with operations in West Palm Beach, issued a warning to the state on Wednesday that it plans to layoff 79 employees between March and year-end.



The layoff is part of a global agreement that Cemex entered into with IBM to provide process outsourcing and IT services, a company spokeswoman said. The eliminated positions include accounting, information technology and other support roles.

The affected employees have been notified, Cemex said.


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