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CHICAGO — J. Walter Thompson laid off 14 staffers at its office here, or 7 percent of its work force, an agency representative said.
The layoffs were across all disciplines, and a reflection of continued weak economic conditions, the representative said.
The layoffs come during the same week JWT Chicago president Brian Heffernan resigned under pressure. The office has suffered a new business slowdown and is struggling with major clients Kraft Foods and Miller Brewing.
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