IndustryEye

• Dell: The personal computer marketer continued its recent cost-cutting initiative by laying off 250 workers in Ireland less than a week after shuttering an Ottawa call center that affected 1,100 employees. These layoffs come on the heels of the company’s decision to close a plant at its Austin, Texas headquarters, eliminating 900 jobs. The overall plan calls for the elimination of 8,800 jobs worldwide, saving the company $3 billion in costs annually.