Crop seed producer Bayer plans layoffs in Hawaii

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    "title": "Crop seed producer Bayer plans layoffs in Hawaii - Yahoo Finance",
    "excerpt": "One of Hawaii's major crop seed research and development companies plans to lay off around 76 employees. A subsidiary of Germany-­based pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agriculture company Bayer AG announced the planned layoffs in a notice filed with the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Bayer, which has seed operations on Oahu, Maui and Molokai, said it is making operational changes that include consolidating some of its farm activities on Maui and Oahu over time as part of an effort to better align its land, facilities and resources with the future needs in areas that include plant breeding and agricultural technology. \"These changes are part of a broader transition that supports Bayer's ongoing success in developing high-value seeds for agriculture, and our Hawaii operations will continue to play a critical role in that important work,\" Becky Ryan, head of Bayer's Hawaii breeding pipeline and delivery operation, said in a statement. \"At the same time, we fully recognize that business changes do affect our employees, and we are heavily focused on supporting them throughout this transition.\" Bayer said it will maintain operations on all three islands after the shift, and that it is providing severance packages to eligible affected employees while also offering affected employees support services that help them regain employment and deal with financial...",
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