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Article: Lego to lay off 1,200 in Denmark, U.S. as part of overall restructuring efforts
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- June 20, 2006
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ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writer
AP Worldstream
06-20-2006
Dateline: NEW YORK
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 prefer playing with electronic gadgets.
The Denmark-based company, which is one of the last to produce toys in the U.S., plans to close its U.S. manufacturing plant and lay off 300 people there in early 2007. About 900 of its employees in Denmark also will be sacked over the next three years.
The production from Enfield, Connecticut, is to be moved to Mexico, where costs are lower, the group said in a ...
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