TAIPEI -- Foxconn chairman Terry Gou strongly denied rumors that the world's largest contract electronics assembler plans to lay off tens of thousands of workers.

SHANDONG, CHINA -- A Foxconn assembly plant here caught fire yesterday, but the blaze was extinguished with no casualties or impact on operations, the firm is saying.

ST. PAUL, MN – John A. Josifek, 67, passed away Sept. 20. He owned printed circuit board firms Electro-Fab and Croix Circuits, and retired in 2000.

Following retirement, he started River Road Restoration, where he restored old and antique tractors.

He formerly served in the US Army.

Funeral services were held Sept. 24.

In lieu of flowers, donations are accepted in his memory for kidney cancer research and the Bohemian Hall.