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Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, 8 February 2012 — A story in today’s Saint Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 24 staff members were laid off at the Saint Louis Science Center:
“Science Center president Bert Vescolani said the layoff was necessary for the center to cut $2.1 million in operational expenses, a target of the 2012 budget approved Tuesday by the center’s publicly appointed board of commissioners. The layoff and other staffing reductions obtained through attrition constitute about half of the overall budget cut, Vescolani said.
“Vescolani, who started at the center in December, said he has met with center employees to identify areas where spending can be cut and ways for the center to run more efficiently”