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It’s been a tough year in the aerospace industry. On Thursday, space and defense company ATK announced it will soon be laying off 800 more employees, as two government contracts end. The company let go 850 earlier this year. ATK has tried to help these workers – by hosting a job fair. We sent KUER’s Jenny Brundin to see how well the hunt for work is going. Read the full description.
It’s been a tough year in the aerospace industry. On Thursday, space and defense company ATK announced it will soon be laying off 800 more employees, as two government contracts end. The company let go 850 earlier this year. ATK has tried to help these workers – by hosting a job fair. We sent KUER’s Jenny Brundin to see how well the hunt for work is going.
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It’s been a tough year in the aerospace industry. On Thursday, space and defense company ATK announced it will soon be laying off 800 more employees, as two government contracts end. The company let go 850 earlier this year. ATK has tried to help these workers – by hosting a job fair. We sent KUER’s Jenny Brundin to see how well the hunt for work is going.
