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    3M job cuts could hit closer to home in next quarter

    By Dan Haugen | Published Tue, Jun 30 2009 9:48 am

    The layoffs at 3M could hit closer to home in the next few months.

    After a quarter in which job cuts hit international offices hardest, reports say dozens of jobs at the company's Maplewood headquarters are at risk during the third quarter.

    On Monday, 3M disclosed for the first time the size and scope of its second-quarter job cuts, the Star Tribune reports today. The manufacturer eliminated 1,000 jobs, mostly in Asia and western Europe. That figure doesn't include the early retirement accepted by 700 U.S. employees.

    A spokeswoman also tells the newspaper that it expects to eliminate 100 positions from its IT organization. Most will come in the next 12 months at its Maplewood headquarters.

    Meanwhile, the Business Journal reported last week that the company is laying off 40 people from its engineering division.

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