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HBJ Merging Two Units: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich...

From Times Staff and Wire Reports

HBJ Merging Two Units: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich said it is consolidating its college text publishing business in Texas, a move that will result in the loss of 115 jobs in San Diego. The Orlando, Fla.-based publishing and insurance company said it was merging its HBJ College division based in San Diego with its Holt, Rinehart and Winston College division based in Ft. Worth. “More than half” of the 115 HBJ College employees in San Diego will be offered jobs in Texas and the rest laid off, HBJ said. Before the consolidation, HBJ had 400 employees in San Diego and 6,400 overall.

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