SAN MARCOS, CA — ccording to articles in the News & Observer and the Triangle Business Journal, the irrigation manufacturer will lay off 76 employees in its Cary, NC, facility. It is "consolidating operations at its corporate headquarters in California."At its peak, the 83,000-sq.-ft. facility employed 200.

To read the News & Observer article in its entirety, visit http://www.newsobserver.com/business/story/159636.html.

To read the Triangle Business Journal version, visit http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/10/26/daily9.html.