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Columbia Sportswear is in the process of laying off about 80 employees worldwide.
Most of the layoffs have occurred at the Washington County headquarters and in Europe, as Columbia reaches a 2 percent labor force reduction, company spokesman Ron Parham said this morning. Columbia employs about 4,100 people. Forecasts of low single-digit sales and earnings growth prompted the company to make cost reductions, including layoffs, Parham said. Read more at OregonLive.com.
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