J&J laying off hundreds to upgrade problem factory
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - July 15, 2010
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The healthcare giant says it has decided to make a significant
investment in the manufacturing facilities, equipment and
laboratories at its plant in Fort Washington, Pa.
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The upgrades are part of a comprehensive quality-improvement
plan that Johnson & Johnson says it has submitted to the Food and
Drug Administration.
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About 300 of the 400 positions at the factory will be eliminated
while it is out of service for what J&J is calling "a protracted
period of time."
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