From Mountain Xpress Twitter feed: N.C. Arboretum announces lay-offs

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Follow Mountain Xpress on Twitter here. Here are the “tweets”:

1. mountainxpressEarlier this year, the N.C. Arboretum cut 10 temporary positions to meet state-mandated budget cuts.  
2. mountainxpressThe N.C. Arboretum has laid off 10 full-time workers, “several” temps and seasonal staff, and won’t fill two vacant slots. 
3. mountainxpressThe lay-offs at the N.C. Arboretum will not affect its hours of operation.
4. mountainxpressThe N.C. Arboretum lay-offs will result in a $300,000 savings, or 10 percent of its $3 million taxpayer-funded budget.