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Ruby Tuesday restructuring to eliminate 50 positions

Posted at 10:13 pm November 21, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

Ruby Tuesday announced Wednesday that it will eliminate 50 positions at its restaurant support center in Maryville.

The company, which has a restaurant in Oak Ridge, said the job cuts are in response to a cost review program on the heels of millions of dollars in reported losses during the past couple of years. The move is expected to save the company about $6 million a year beginning in 2015. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News Tagged With: costs, J.J. Buettgen, jobs, Oak Ridge, restaurant, restaurant support center, restructuring, Ruby Tuesday

Trespassing at Y-12 costs U.S. government thousands of dollars, NNSA says

Posted at 6:39 pm April 7, 2013
By John Huotari 1 Comment

There is a greater threat of trespassing at the Y-12 National Security Complex, the National Nuclear Security Administration said last week when it announced plans for a new fence that would block a traditional protest area at the plant’s main entrance.

And the costs of responding to those threats are increasing, the NNSA said.

“Responding to these illegal acts of trespassing has cost the U.S. government thousands of dollars of additional expenses above and beyond what we have to spend to protect the plant during major protests,” the NNSA said in a statement released by spokesman Steven Wyatt on Saturday. “The security-related costs required to respond to protests is very large, but we cannot discuss our specific costs.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: National Nuclear Security Administration, Special Sections, Top Stories, Y-12 National Security Complex, Y-12 Security Breach Tagged With: costs, fence, National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, protest, security breach, Steven Wyatt, trespassing, Y-12 National Security Complex

U.S. Postal Service cuts costs, ends Saturday mail delivery in August

Posted at 1:07 pm February 6, 2013
By United States Postal Service Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service announced plans today to transition to a new delivery schedule during the week of Aug. 5 that includes package delivery Monday through Saturday, and mail delivery Monday through Friday. The Postal Service expects to generate cost savings of approximately $2 billion annually, once the plan is fully implemented.

“The Postal Service is advancing an important new approach to delivery that reflects the strong growth of our package business and responds to the financial realities resulting from America’s changing mailing habits,” said Patrick R. Donahoe, postmaster general and chief executive officer. “We developed this approach by working with our customers to understand their delivery needs and by identifying creative ways to generate significant cost savings.”

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: cost savings, costs, five-day delivery schedule, mail, mail delivery, packages, Patrick R. Donahoe, Postal Service Board of Governors, postmaster general, U.S. Mail, U.S. Postal Service

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Public Notice: Comment period extended for Draft EA for Lithium Processing Facility at Y-12

EXTENSION OF THE COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE LITHIUM PROCESSING … [Read More...]

Public Notice: Draft Environmental Assessment Available for Lithium Production Facility at Y-12

AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE LITHIUM PROCESSING FACILITY AT THE Y-12 … [Read More...]

Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment for the Oak Ridge Enhanced Technology and Training Center (ORETTC) (DOE/EA-2144), Finding of No Significant Impact, and Wetland Statement of Findings

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