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Article: Lego to Cut 1,200 Jobs in Denmark, U.S.
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- June 20, 2006
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ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writer
AP Online
06-20-2006
Dateline: NEW YORK
The BIONICLE Inaka Toa Hewkii action figure is displayed at the Lego showroom in a file photo from Feb. 10, 2006 during the American International Toy Fair in New York. Lego Group said Tuesday it will end production at a U.S. facility and lay off 300 people there in early 2007, while some 900 of the toy maker's employees in Denmark will also be sacked over the next three years. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Lego Group, whose iconic plastic building blocks have entertained millions of children for more than 70 years, said Tuesday it will be shedding 1,200 of its worldwide jobs to remold itself in an era when kids ...