Cоnvert the fоllоwing rаndom bits of informаtion into coherent 30-40 second broаdcast stories. For this assignment, imagine that you’re a reporter in Springfield. a) General Engine and Aeronautics employed 2,500 workers at its plant in Springfield.b) That’s one of 3 plants in the U.S. The other two are in Bakersfield, CAand Mobile, AL.c) GEA also has a plant in Brazil and another in Mexico.d) The company makes airplane and heavy truck engines.e) GEA just announced that it will lay off 2,000 workers in Springfield in 60 days.f) The company will stop making engines in Springfield, and the smaller workforce will just make engine parts.g) The layoffs are part of a general restructuring of the company.h) The Bakersfield plant will shut down completely, and the Mobile plant will remain the same. There are 1,500 and 1,800 workers, respectively, in Bakersfield and Mobile.i) Production – and hiring — in Mexico will increase.j) No workers will be offered relocation, according to George Hansen, the local company spokesperson.k) The company said that it had to lower labor costs in order to compete on a global basis, according to Hansen.l) Theodore Ripson, the head of the local Teamsters union, which represents most of the soon-to-be-laid-off workers, says he is shocked by the announcement, and that the Teamsters will fight the layoffs.m) Ripson said GEA did comply with state labor laws in giving the workers 60 days’ notice.n) GEA is one of Springfield’s largest employers and the largest manufacturing plant in town.
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Cоnvert 1 cubic mile tо cubic meters (1 mile = 5280 feet. 1 inch = 2.54 cm. 1 meter = 100 cm).