Pre-holiday layoffs hit IEO

Inland Empire Oilseeds has once again laid off most of its workforce, including its office staff. As appears to be the norm among American companies, the layoffs came right before Christmas, with most employees being told that the plant hoped to rehire them sometime after the first of the year.

The Record has thus far been unable to contact any of the management personnel for a statement on their future plans. Given that this is a family time and much is going on over the holidays, it is no surprise that contact is difficult right now. We will keep trying.

Among those who have lost their jobs,...