The Department of Labor has announced a $3,319,718 grant to assist approximately 600 workers affected by layoffs at nine companies in Massachusetts' information, manufacturing, retail and transportation industries.

Workers covered under the grant were laid off between November 2008 and October 2009 from the following nine companies in the Metro South/West region of Massachusetts: ACT Electronics Inc., Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bose Corp., DHL, EMC Corp., Sepracor Inc., Snap-on Inc., Staples Inc. and Taylor Corp.

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Oregon

The Department of Labor has announced a $1,412,920 grant to assist approximately 328 workers in the state of Oregon affected by layoffs from Cessna Aircraft Co. in Bend, Ore.

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The Department of Labor also announced $3,850,268 in grants to assist about 1,430 workers in the state of Oregon affected by layoffs from Monaco Coach Corp. locations in Coburg and Hines.

In the past year, the recreational vehicle manufacturing industry has experienced several layoffs within Oregon. The layoffs at Monaco Coach Corp. in Coburg took place in March 2009 with the closure of the facility. A grant of $3,319,088 will assist about 1,355 affected workers. Temporary layoffs at Monaco Coach Corp. in Hines took place in December 2008 and became permanent in March 2009 with the closure of the facility. A grant of $531,180 will assist about 75 workers. News Release