Universal Orlando lays off 70 employees

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Universal Orlando laid off approximately 70 employees Thursday, described as mostly management, as it and other resorts confront an increasingly dire economic outlook. Although the cuts amount to less than 1 percent of Universal's 13,000 local employees, they illustrate the company's growing concern about how theme-park attendance will fare this year as the sinking economy forces more cash-strapped consumers cut back on travel.

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