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Quest Aircraft Lays Off 65 Workers

Item: Quest announces new layoffs/David Keyes, Bonner County Bee

More Info: Quest Aircraft Co. announced Monday that 65 full-time employees have been laid off from the local plane manufacturer. Quest CEO Paul Schaller met with the employees Monday and emphasized they would be eligible to be rehired once the economy picks up. Quest now has 155 employees — down from 340 last year.

Question: Are you worried, at this point in the recession without end amen, that you might lose your job?



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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