Bored In The Bedroom
May 12, 2008
By Lee Vander Boegh -
Apparently electronic devices are becoming more popular in the bedroom. Read more
Going to Pot
May 9, 2008
By Lee Vander Boegh -
The White House is at it again, staying up all hours of the night solving mind-boggling problems that perpetually plague mankind. Read more
Clinton: “whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me.”
May 8, 2008
Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to continue her quest for the Democratic nomination Read more
Pit bull Pandemonium
May 8, 2008
By Lee Vander Boegh –
It’s not the size of the dog Read more
Deficit Spending
May 7, 2008
By Lee Vander Boegh -
Short on cash? Read more
X-Files: It Remains To Be Seen
May 6, 2008
By Lee Vander Boegh -
So the second X-Files movie Read more
Jeff Hon Joins Bank of the West’s Regional Commercial Banking Office
May 6, 2008
BOISE , ID – May 2, 2008 Read more
HP ‘rebalancing’ Imaging & Printing division, but stays mum on Boise layoffs
May 6, 2008
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday
that it is considering “rebalancing” its Imaging & Printing division, but declined to say whether that will mean layoffs among HP’s estimated 3,500 employees in Boise.
Layoff rumors were being fueled by messages posted on an HP message board on Yahoo.com.
Boise State University economics professor Don Holley laughed when informed how the company was couching its future plans.
“Rebalancing?” he said. “That means layoffs.”
These, however, won’t be typical furloughs because they would come from one of the companies that Holley says make up the Treasure Valley’s “economic base.”
“If a retailer closes, then another retailer takes its place,” Holley said.
“But if we loss 1,100 Micron workers, a few hundred Albertsons workers and then some Hewlett-Packard workers, there is nobody to take their place (in the economy).”
In response to an inquiry by the Idaho Statesman, the company issued the following statement:
“As a company, HP is focused on identifying and pursuing growth opportunities and maximizing efficiencies to create best-in-class solutions for our customers. Consistent with this strategy, HP’s Imaging & Printing Group is considering some changes.”
Most of HP’s employees in Boise are part of the Imaging & Printing Group.
The statement went on to say that any decisions would be communicated internally within the next several months, but added that the company “anticipates these changes will result in workforce re-balancing that reflect this evolution of HP’s business.”
Spokesman Emma McCulloch said she would not comment beyond what was contained in the statement.
In March 2005, HP announced it was offering voluntary severance packages to an undisclosed number of its 151,000 Imaging & Printing Group workers in the United States and Puerto Rico.
The company later said that 1,905 workers, including 350 in Boise, accepted the company’s voluntary severance offer.
Joe Estrella - jestrella@idahostatesman.com
LAST CALL - WORLD TRADE DAY 2008
May 5, 2008
We want to give you one last reminder that WTD2008 is taking place Wednesday, May 7 in Boise. Read more
Boise Towne Square, meet the SWAT team
May 5, 2008
By Lee Vander Boegh
BOISE – When it comes to tactical Read more
