Hundreds of workers at five U.S. Walmart facilities — largely employees that fulfill e-commerce orders — are being asked to find jobs within 90 days at other company locations, according to reporting from Reuters.

About 200 workers at Pedricktown, New Jersey, and hundreds of others at Fort Worth, Texas; Chino, California; Davenport, Florida; and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania were let go due to a reduction or elimination in evening and weekend shifts, the article said. 

As the biopharma industry struggles with a dire shortage of viral vectors to make cell and gene therapies, contract manufacturers are busy beefing up their capabilities. 

In the latest example of biopharma’s ongoing investment in cell and gene therapy production, Sartorius has agreed to acquire French company Polyplus for 2.4 billion euros ($2.6 billion), the German CDMO said Friday.

Ford CEO Jim Farley's total compensation fell slightly in 2022 to $20,996,146, according to the company's annual proxy statement

Compensation for four of Ford's top five named executives dipped from the prior year, largely because they received fewer incentives. Doug Field, Ford's chief advanced product development and technology officer, was the lone named executive whose compensation rose.