The Hypertherm factory sits hidden in the woods not far from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H….
…late last year, production of ships and cars pretty much ground to a halt. And sales of cutting systems at Hypertherm dropped 50 percent.
How many workers did the company lay off? None.
It put them to work doing other things. While layoffs remain a reality in this economy, a few firms ”” as a matter of policy ”” refuse to lay off a single employee.