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Thursday's goodbyes and hellos: San Jose, California-based eBay plans to cut about 1,000 jobs (roughly 9% of its workforce), bicycle maker Cannondale files a WARN notice for 143 workers as it shuts its Wilton, Connecticut office, Nashville's General Jackson Showboat will stop sailing Dec. 15 (114 workers), PacificSource plans 134 layoffs across Springfield, Portland, Salem and Bend, Oregon, Pfizer announces job cuts at its Rocky Mount and Sanford, North Carolina plants, and Electronic Arts is shutting down BioWare in Edmonton, Alberta.

Veronika turns every one into a lead: about 2,000 seasonal Target jobs in the Bay Area plus California's new CalCareers skills-matching tool, Electric Boat's plan to hire 8,000 people this year in Connecticut and Rhode Island, seasonal jobs at Gaylord Opryland (including its riverboat crew) and 150+ jobs at Nashville's new venue The Truth, Lonza's new plant in Bend plus remote health-tech roles, Corning's 414-job expansion in Wilmington, North Carolina and Kyowa Kirin hiring in Sanford, and game studios still hiring in Edmonton. Bonus relocation lead: Blue Bird's new school bus plant in Fort Valley, Georgia, with 375 jobs over three years.

A recruiter just called out of the blue? Two things to do. Skills that pay: Salesforce administration, with the free administrator prep path on Trailhead.

Job postings change fast; check each company's careers page. This is information, not career, legal or financial advice.

Sources:

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/ebay-1000-layoffs/4162360/

https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/bicycle-company-to-close-ct-office-layoffs-to-affect-143-workers/

https://www.wsmv.com/2026/10/21/state-filing-114-layoffs-expected-amid-general-jackson-showboat-closure/

https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/healthcare/2026/10/21/more-layoffs-at-pacificsource/92364988007/

https://abc11.com/post/pfizer-layoffs-announced-rocky-mount-sanford-facilities-nc/19965359/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/electronic-arts-shutting-bioware-edmonton-9.7391164

https://www.ctinsider.com/business/article/electric-boat-submarines-groton-new-london-hiring-21334026.php

https://www.wect.com/2026/10/21/corning-invest-585m-add-414-jobs-wilmington-expansion/