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Now it's Penton's turn -- more layoffs in B2B

I don't have much in the way of details ... but it appears that there have been layoffs at Penton.

According to a comment on a post from yesterday about layoffs, 42 people at Penton have been let go. If true, the firings come two months after CEO John French announced a hiring freeze and asked company managers to reforecast all revenue and expenses for 2008.

I'll be checking Folio for news on the situation. And I'll see what, if any, details I can pick up myself in the next hour or so before I have to head to a meeting.

Update: Folio confirms that 42 people have been laid off.

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Paul Conley

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