'Extreme Downsizing' May Hurt Companies Later

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August 09, 2010

John Ydstie

An employee inspects finished rolls of aluminum at an Alcoa facility in Newburgh, Ind., in 2006. The company has slashed payrolls in its core business by about one-third. (AP)

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