D-FW Companies Notify State They're Eliminating 1,001 Jobs

Nine Dallas-Fort Worth companies are cutting a combined 1,000 workers, according to filings with the Texas Workforce Commission.Companies that notified the state last month of layoffs are:Transamerica Life Insurance Co. in Plano: 264Cenveo Corp. in Ennis: 192Cook Children's Northeast Hospital in Hurst: 158Capital One in Plano: 103Bank of America-Amon Carter in Tarrant County: 87Arrow Electronics Inc. in Dallas: 66Medifast in Dallas: 66XPO Logistics Supply Chain in Denton County: 58Harman International in Collin County: 7The staff cuts at Cook Children's result from the hospital no longer meeting federal guidelines on patients staying overnight. Cook is converting the hospital into an ambulatory surgical center. It will close April 20 as a hospital and reopen May 1 as Cook Children's Surgery Center.This story will be updated as additional information becomes available.  Continue reading...