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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Earthlink lays off half its staff
Earthlink lays off half its staffEarthLink Inc., one of the few survivors of Atlanta's tech wave of the 1990s, said Tuesday it will slash its work force nearly in half in an effort to stabilize its business after a string of losses. [ Submit your comments below. ] Buffeted by change in the industry and bleeding cash from new ventures, the company will focus on providing Internet access while cutting 900 jobs -- 562 of them in Atlanta, said Rolla P. Huff, EarthLink president and chief executive officer, in an interview at the company's headquarters.
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