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Oracle is considering laying off 20,000 to 30,000 employees. This aims to generate $8-10 billion for AI infrastructure. The company faces high costs from major AI client commitments like OpenAI. US banks have retreated from financing, doubling Oracle's borrowing costs. Oracle also plans debt and equity raises and may sell its Cerner unit.
https://mlq.ai/news/oracle-eyes-major-layoffs-of-20000-30000-staff-to-offset-surging-ai-data-center-costs/
Lane Fire Authority (LFA) has paused employee vacation approvals. This action stems from ongoing funding concerns. Voters will decide on an increased operations levy in May. The same levy proposal failed to pass in November. LFA warns of staff layoffs and further service cuts if the levy does not pass.
https://kval.com/news/local/lane-fire-authority-pauses-staff-vacation-approvals-warns-of-layoffs-if-levy-doesnt-pass
Boston Metal will lay off 71 employees. This follows an industrial accident at a Brazilian facility. The accident caused critical equipment failure and halted operations. It also led the company to miss a key operational milestone. As a result, Boston Metal lost access to essential committed capital.
https://www.masslive.com/business/2026/02/industrial-accident-forces-71-layoffs-at-mass-metal-company.html
1) Stop any charitable donations thru’ payroll deduction
2) ESPP - you’re funding a hole in your portfolio
….add other ideas
Woburn-based Boston Metal is cutting 71 jobs after an industrial accident at its Brazil facility reportedly torpedoed a key funding deal. For a cleantech startup trying to move from pilot projects to full-on commercial operations, it is a sharp and very public stumble.
https://hoodline.com/2026/02/woburn-green-steel-darling-axes-71-jobs-after-brazil-plant-shock/
Mar 1st is when the funding of the US pension will be announced. What are the chances in underfunding, forcing everyone to take the annuity vs the 50% lump sum? Did they really back date the last notice when the took the 100% lump sum down to 50% option away?
Leach Botanical Garden announced layoffs and reduced operating hours. Eleven staff members, half its workforce, will be laid off on February 22. Starting February 26, the garden will open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. The garden needs to raise $50,000 monthly through June to remain open. This funding gap follows the end of time-limited city operational support.
https://www.wweek.com/outdoors/2026/02/11/leach-botanical-garden-faces-layoffs-reduced-hours/
COSI and the Ohio History Connection recently experienced layoffs. These job reductions contribute to a wider nonprofit sector crisis. Eroding federal funding exacerbates these challenges for organizations. COSI laid off 15% of its staff due to attendance and funding issues. The Ohio History Connection also reduced 30 full-time positions.
https://www.wosu.org/show/all-sides/2026-02-10/the-job-crisis-in-americas-nonprofits
What happened with the big push to move everything to this “new wonderful tool”? I’ve seen a couple apps move, but it seems that forward motion stopped a couple years ago? Any insight other than funding? Seems we’re paying for both now, Service Now & legacy apps?
Austin-based RapidDeploy raised $34 million in new growth capital. Edison Partners led the investment, bringing total funding to $87 million. RapidDeploy develops mapping software for 911 and emergency agencies. The company has secured 10 statewide contracts and serves 1,500 911 centers. Separately, legal tech firm CS Disco Inc. announced layoffs impacting 62 employees.
https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/inno/newsletter/30371778?skip=720
Rumors are that the 2026 bonus pool (paid next month) is not fully funded.
Not sure what this means - whole company, specific business units, etc.
How does this compare to previous years?
Any details on bonus?
In mid-July, the government announced it was discontinuing funding for North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots.
Pitt County’s HOP location, Access East, was not included in the 2026 budget, and ECU Health was instructed to begin a permanent mass layoff.
https://www.witn.com/2026/01/28/ecu-health-announces-31-layoffs-greenville-medicaid-office/
Cleveland, Ohio, January 2026:
MAGNET Reduces Staff Amid Ohio MEP Funding Suspension
The Trump administration froze millions in funding for Ohio manufacturing support programs last month. Cleveland's MAGNET eliminated 37 positions due to a $5.9 million financing gap. Other Ohio MEP locations also faced closures and suspended operations. An ongoing U.S. Commerce Department audit caused the funding freeze. Ohio lawmakers, the Governor, and industry groups are fighting to restore the support.
https://freshwatercleveland.com/features/State-Stakeholders-Support-Manufacturing-Groups-Amid-Layoffs-Office-Closures_012826.aspx
After the administration suddenly froze millions in manufacturing support funding last month, Ohio groups entered the new year grappling with layoffs and uncertainty, despite efforts by lawmakers and businesses to restore the funding.
https://freshwatercleveland.com/features/State-Stakeholders-Support-Manufacturing-Groups-Amid-Layoffs-Office-Closures_012826.aspx
PBS Utah, KUER Cut Eight Jobs After Funding Loss
PBS Utah andKUER laid off eight employees. Six staffers were from PBS Utah, and two were from KUER. This action followed the rescission of federal funding for CPB. The stations faced a roughly $3 million revenue gap. Five additional PBS Utah workers will retire early.
https://current.org/2026/01/pbs-utah-kuer-lay-off-8-employees/
Salt Lake City, Utah
Investors.xerox.com/node/30941/html
Money is getting tight
Looking through my team tonight, it appears that we are nearly fully funded. Merit is 2.5-3.0% and bonuses at 100%. Stock seemed a bit lower, but not too crazy.
California SB 729 fertility coverage requirements starting in 2026?
More biotech companies continue to reduce their workforce, with layoffs stretching into mid-2026, underscoring the sustained pressure facing the sector as funding remains tight and strategic priorities shift.
https://www.biospace.com/biospace-layoff-tracker
Intel has a track record of sinking infinite amount of money.
Is LBT still trying to fix it, or just feed it with more money, this time from Uncle Sam?
Is Intel still on track to be split up?
It opened today for managers, correct? How are things looking in RMC?
Funding that was bragged about before shutdown is now gone
Huge Money being spent in CZ
Senior leadership jumping to other sites
No news on what were doing after news of funding lost. Iguess it takes a while to identify the bare minimum personnel to keep the lights on long enough for CZ to take over.
Has anyone heard about funding pools? It seems weird that it’s January and we don’t even know if the bonus pools are going to be funded.
The Trump administration appealed a judge’s ruling that it illegally froze more than $2 billion in research funding to punish Harvard University for refusing to comply with a host of demands from the federal government.
US lawyers filed a notice of appeal on Thursday, more than three months after US District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled that the Trump administration had violated Harvard’s free-speech and due-process rights.
https://www.ndtvprofit.com/world/us-appeals-harvard-court-victory-on-2-billion-funding-freeze
Trying to understand why my bond wasn’t 100%
Has anyone found accurate information on how to see the details of the $20 million assistance fund for those impacted? If I have missed it in the packet and or here on the forum then shame on me.
President Donald Trump's administration had cut off $790 million in grants in a standoff that contributed to university layoffs and the resignation in September of Northwestern president Michael Schill.
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-11-29/northwestern-to-pay-75-million-in-deal-with-trump-administration-to-restore-federal-funding
The potential funding reductions by DDS are still under review. Advocates warn that any significant cuts could leave thousands of Arizona families without the critical support they depend on every day.
Starting another thread about 2026 and the future of AES. There are so many rumors about what's next: sell company to Blackrock, split renewables and sell off Indiana or Ohio utilities to Duke, new senior leadership & board, etc. Any of these paths will ensure funding is cut and "they" force more work with less resources. Again. Let's hear what other rumors are out there.
Nevada-based battery recycler Redwood Materials is laying off staff. The company is cutting approximately 5% of its workforce. This news comes just weeks after it secured a massive $350 million funding injection.
https://inews.zoombangla.com/why-redwood-materials-cut-5-of-jobs-after-350m-raise/
PNNL is cutting about 68 staff across Pacific Northwest national lab sites, with most reductions in Richland. Lab leadership ties the layoffs to funding and program changes.
Monarch Tractor is preparing for layoffs and has warned employees it may have to shut down without additional funding.
The ag tech startup’s capital intensive hardware model has become harder to sustain in the current funding environment.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is preparing to lay off 22 people in December.
The move comes in response to expected federal and state funding cuts, said Kenny Via, a spokesperson for the public health agency.
https://www.knkx.org/public-health/2025-11-20/tacoma-pierce-county-health-department-prepares-for-layoffs
I heard last year was 75%. Do they announce this somewhere? Any guesses what the rate will be this year?
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2025/10/09/trump-energy-cuts-could-affect-kentucky-evreportedly-weighing-major-cuts-to-kentucky-energy-projects/86570969007/
TL;DR:
The Trump administration terminated about $100 million in grant funding for the Ascend Elements battery plant in Kentucky.
Construction at the company's site is paused but is expected to restart in 2026.
Ascend Elements stated the grant termination does not change its trajectory and it will seek other funding sources.
Trump administration cancels millions in funding for Plug Power and GE Vernova. U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko's office said $180 million in total funding was canceled for projects connected to the Albany region.
By Luke Nathan – Reporter, Albany Business Review
Oct 3, 2025
I can’t afford what I just bought if I went back to my old job.
Seattle Children’s Hospital will lay off more than 150 workers this fall, blaming the cuts on the loss of federal funding.
The hospital confirmed Wednesday that 154 employees will be laid off and 350 open positions will be eliminated, effective Nov. 15.
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-childrens-layoff-150-jobs/281-62ef8f3f-69a5-4824-bf24-0524ec70a7d4
KET announces to layoff 22 percent of staff after reduction in federal funding from CPB, PBS
http://nkytribune.com/2025/09/ket-announces-to-layoff-22-percent-of-staff-after-reduction-in-federal-funding-from-cpb-pbs/
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today. Kentucky Educational Television (KET), the Lexington-based statewide public broadcasting network, has announced staff layoffs,...
Company: Kentucky Educational Television
Locations: Lexington, KY
Published At: 09/06/2025 & 04:21 AM UTC
https://current.org/2025/09/pbs-lays-off-34-employees-in-response-to-federal-funding-loss/
The network has eliminated close to 100 positions this summer.
Company: PBS
Number of People Laid Off: 34
Locations: Unknown
Published At: 09/06/2025 & 01:21 AM UTC
Industry: Media
Does Intel need $ ?
Is this true? How does Jim Cramer see what others can't?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jim-cramer-says-intel-needs-033717705.html