Original sentence: A layoff seperate from the March 28th event, some further 654 positions and other jobs totalling another 850 layoffs occurred as cited in the Key Developments section of Business Week's Company Page for Circuit City, "The cuts will be a combination of attrition, transfers and dismissals staff members.Associates that were laid off due to the "wage management" decision were provided severance and offered a chance to return after ten weeks, at the lower pay scale.Circuit City () is a Fortune 200 company, and the third largest consumer electronics retailer in the United States with over $11 billion USD in sales, behind Best Buy and Wal-Mart.Further measures occured on May 31,2007 and are not reported on Circuit City's Newsroom page.In a press release on March 28, 2007, Circuit City announced that they had laid off approximately 3400 of their higher-paid associates in order to cut costs.Only a few press sources picked up on it as reports from newly unemployed staff surfaced that Circuit City laid off one further lead or manager position per store.Those positions will be re-staffed with newer, lower paid associates
Edited sentence: Associates that were laid off due to the "wage management" decision were provided severance and offered a chance to return, within the pay range for their position.Circuit City () is a Fortune 200 company, and the third largest consumer electronics retailer in the United States with over $12 billion USD in sales, behind Best Buy and Wal-Mart.In a press release on March 28, 2007, Circuit City announced that they had laid off approximately 3400 who were paid more than the salary range for their position in order to cut costs