(Source: Omaha World-Herald, April 29, 2015)
OMAHA, Neb. — BNSF Railway said Wednesday it plans to reduce hiring and to place an unspecified number of workers on furloughs. The Texas-based freight railroad, owned by Omaha’s Berkshire Hathaway, has seen freight-hauling demand lag forecasts, spokeswoman Roxanne Butler said. BNSF plans to recall the furloughed employees as soon as business needs require it, but the company is not releasing the number of affected workers or where they work.
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