Article: Borders Group Further Reduces Corporate Workforce by 136 Positions as Expense Reduction Drive Continues.

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Borders Group today announced that it has reduced its corporate workforce by another 136 positions, which were eliminated effective today. The majority of the jobs, which represent about 12% of the corporate workforce but less than 1% of the company's total workforce, are based at the company's headquarters in Ann Arbor. The workforce reduction was spread across virtually all business areas, including marketing, human resources, field management and corporate sales. The reductions were made at various ranks, ranging from entry level to middle management. Affected employees are being offered transition pay, severance and job ...

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