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IBM announced it will move most of the production taking place at its Rochester campus to Mexico and New York state,  


Speaking by phone with The Daily Circuit, state Rep. Kim Norton, DFL-Rochester, said the "good news" is that IBM is not looking at "mass layoffs." She said she had been informed that the number of layoffs would not trigger a reporting requirement under the WARN Act. She interpreted that to mean the layoffs would not exceed 200, out of a Rochester IBM workforce of about 4,400. Norton pointed out that IBM planned to keep its existing research and development operations in Rochester, another good sign.


Also by phone, Prof. Alfred Marcus of the University of Minnesota pointed out that despite the job losses, Rochester continues to have a "very vibrant economy," though "not as diversified as it should be." He described IBM as working in an "incredibly competitive place."

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