Friday, October 16, 2009

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Christian greeting card and gift company DaySpring Cards in Siloam Springs Inc. cut 53 positions on 6th October. "But 19 of them were outstanding job," said Brenda Turner, director of communications DaySpring. "This means that 34 people were made redundant as a company." Dayspring gave officials two weeks ago and his last day at work, will be Tuesday, Turner said.
The jobs ranged from shop floor positions to a company vice president. "It was all across the company," Turner said. "It was looking at business needs and seeing where those costs could be saved." She said most of the employees were like family and had worked at DaySpring for numerous years. The laid off employees will get severance packages and job transition assistance, Turner said, including help with resume writing, finding other jobs and counseling. Previously, the company had 325 employees, according to its Web site, www.dayspring.com the layoffs will bring the company to 275 employees, Turner said. DaySpring also cut 80 manufacturing jobs last fall. "It is strictly due to challenging economic times," Turner said.
Company other than cards, gift-making items such as journals, tote bags and calendars. Points in non-Turner said, and sales have declined. The Greeting Card Association in the fact sheet states that the U.S. consumers in about 7 billion greeting cards per year, generating about 7.5 billion U.S. dollars in sales. These figures are from 2007, but Barbara Miller, a company spokeswoman, said the numbers are still valid if the figures are from year to year.

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