Every day seems to bring a new set of layoffs to central Ohio.
They've become so frequent that the reporter who has written about many of the plant closings and job cuts has been dubbed the Grim Reaper. As the economy slowed and consumer confidence fell, big corporations and small businesses across the country have been slashing their work forces. The reductions have been going on for some time now, but they seemed to pick up a bit of steam locally in the past month or so. The reductions follow a series of other central Ohio layoffs, such as 385 positions at TV-tube producer Techneglas and 100 polyester production jobs at DuPont in Circleville. And these are just the big layoffs.