Independent oil and gas companies qualify for the loans, as outlined by the Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program, if they have experienced layoffs, production losses or financial losses since the beginning of the oil import crisis, during which oil prices began to drop severely in 1997.
Some of my friends from undergrad have experienced layoffs as the economy sinks further and further into the toilet, but I often feel unfazed and safe, and this bothers me.
So the administration's proposal should have particular resonance in places like Warren, a Detroit suburb that has experienced heavy layoffs related to the slowdown in the automobile industry and the administration-sponsored restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler.
The Village Voice in New York has experienced a rash of high-profile layoffs and departures in the past year, including that of editor-in-chief Tony Ortega earlier this month.
"Over the past year, the domestic auto industry has experienced sharply reduced sales and profitability, large indefinite layoffs, and increased market penetration by imports," it states.
Serena Williams nearly died while giving birth to her first child last year, and she subsequently has experienced difficulties returning to the WTA Tour following a 14-month layoff.
This round of layoffs isn't the only recent one the studio has experienced.
Due to lower tax revenue and high spending, state government has experienced a significant budget gap, forcing a hiring freeze in 2009 and discussions of furloughs and layoffs in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
having layoffs is very difficult, particularly in light of all we've experienced this year.
After threatening to chop $1.3 billion from the education budget if a tax increase was not approved (which it wasn't) many students and teachers are fearing the worst--especially since some have already experienced layoffs and increased class sizes.
