"Company of the Year" Trades Workers for Profits

april 25, 2003  01:23 pm
"Company of the Year" Trades Workers for Profits
Stream International in Kalispell, Mont., specializes in providing call center services for a variety of brand-name computer makers, Internet providers and other high-tech firms. Last year, when Stream was named Montana's Company of the Year, Gov. Judy Martz told an applauding audience that, "Stream is a strong global company committed to its employees." David Madison reports that two weeks ago, Stream demonstrated its commitment by laying off a third of its Kalispell workforce while expanding north of border, where its Canadian employees make even less than those in the U.S.