ARENDAL, NORWAY -- Kitron will lay off between 50 and 100 workers at its facility here, the company's largest, according to published reports. The EMS company, which employs 1,100 to 1,200 workers worldwide, plans to cut up to 20% of the 500-person workforce at its site here.

MINNEAPOLIS -- HEI swung to a net profit despite a 25% year-over-year drop in revenue for its fourth quarter ended Dec. 28. The contract assembler reported sales of $8.59 million, down as a result of lack of follow-on orders for military radio system components due to delays and reductions in government procurement.

REDMOND, WA -- Data I/O reported a smaller fourth-quarter net loss despite lower sales. Net sales for the period ended Dec. 31 were 3.3 million, down 10.8% from 2012, while the net loss shrank 53% to $1.6 million.

WASHINGTON, DC -- The US Department of Defense will host a public meeting to obtain views of experts and interested parties in the public and private sectors regarding further implementation of the requirement for detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts. The requirements were established by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.