The Globe's biz desk shrinks

Buyouts at The Boston Globe hit the business desk hard, according to reports from the Boston Herald.
The story says, business reporters Jeffrey Krasner, who covers health care, and Ross Kerber, who covers financial services, are among those taking a buyout. The business section's office manager, Susan Howley, is leaving and Danielle Kost, a multimedia producer for the business section, took the buyout a month ago.
The Globe needed 50 staffers to volunteer for buyouts, but only got 24. Layoffs could begin as soon as Monday.
From the story: “I have 2-year-old twins and I need to build a more secure financial future for them,” said Krasner, who plans to set up a health-care consulting firm. Krasner was on the Globe Spotlight Team that just won two awards from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.