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The Longaberger basket company is cutting 125 manufacturing jobs and turning control of a shipping center over to another company. On Monday Ohio-basedLongaberger announced that 100 people who work at the Frazeysburg order fulfillment center in eastern Ohio will need to reapply for their jobs und...
Read full storyAn Ohio Company with a reputation for quality craftsmanship is weaving a bit of Hokie Pride into its latest products. The Longaberger Company recently unveiled a new line of handcrafted baskets, that include Virginia Tech colors and logos. Wednesday, hundreds were expected at the Roanoke Sheraton...
Read full storyMore employees are going through the door at basket maker Longaberger Co., but they're headed the opposite direction than in recent years. The Newark-based basket and home products manufacturer and retailer said Monday that it is recalling 50 basket makers to its Frazeysburg facility this week. T...
Read full storyThe Longaberger basket company has named Robin Crossman its new president to take over for Tami Longaberger, who has been serving as president for about two years. The central Ohio-based Longaberger Co. announced the appointment Thursday. Tami Longaberger will continue as chairwoman and chief exe...
Read full storyOhio-based basket making company Longaberger will host a tailgate party from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Tundra Lodge Resort & Waterpark, 865 Lombardi Ave., Green Bay. The event is free and open to the public and will feature the company's team spirit baskets in green and gold for Green Bay Pac...
Read full storyThe Longaberger Co. announced Thursday one of its largest layoffs in recent years, affecting 295 employees at the corporate office building in Newark and manufacturing facility in Dresden. The basketmaker announced the elimination of 120 management, administrative and support positions and a redu...
Read full storyThe American Cancer Society's Corporate Impact Awards were presented Monday to The Longaberger Company of Newark and 16 additional companies during the society's Annual Meeting in New York City. The awards recognize businesses' financial and in-kind contributions of at least $1 million during the...
Read full storyThe Longaberger Company - America's premier maker of handcrafted baskets - has unveiled the holiday edition of Longaberger Home, a new Web magazine that brings to life its made-in-America product and home business opportunity. Longaberger Home is hosted by Chief Executive Officer and President Ta...
Read full storyThe Longaberger Co. broke ground for its new Distribution Center. Construction was to begin later in the week for the new $23 million, 500,000-square-foot center on Ohio 16 between Dresden and Frazeysburg.
Read full storyBlaming a tough economy, central Ohio's Longaberger Company has laid off 200 of its basket makers. Spokesman Tom Matthews says the company hopes those employees will eventually be called back. He says Longaberger will begin hiring for seasonal positions soon, and the workers from the basket-makin...
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