Mr. Malloy's office is getting ready to lay off up to 6,500 workers, and the governor has announced reductions in sports and arts programs in schools and a cutback in services for AIDS patients and for the elderly.
THANKSGIVING DAY, which this year falls on Thursday November 24th, is fast approaching and retailers in America are getting ready to lay out their wares in the hope that the annual stampede by shoppers will be bigger and better than ever before.
Todd Walker, handling the bat gingerly, like a conductor's baton, maybe getting ready to lay down an especially dainty, or precise, bunt, offers advice that could apply to baseball, photography, and life: "Shoot straight and, as they say in golf, keep your eye on the ball".
NBC refuses to confirm it, but Wall Street sources say the Peacock network is getting ready to lay off 10% of its staff, or 600 people.
It seems HTC is getting ready to lay off nearly a quarter of its workforce by cutting 1,500 jobs in its manufacturing unit in Taiwan.
Fortunately, the CFPB has the power to do something about this; and after two years of study, the Consumer Bureau is getting ready to lay down a set of national rules for payday and other small-dollar loans.
Police were getting ready to lay spikes in the road to stop a Honda Civic speeding at more than 90 mph on a highway near Tauranga on Monday morning, according to the New Zealand Herald, When the man driving eventually pulled over, he told police his friend was about to bring a new life into the world.
