AN ELIZABETHTON COMPANY IS TRIMMING ITS WORKFORCE. STAR BUILDING SYSTEMS HAS ANNOUNCED IT LAID OFF 38 WORKERS LAST WEEK. THE HOUSTON TEXAS BASED COMPANY BLAMED THE JOB CUTS ON A DRAMATIC SLOWDOWN IN CONSTRUCTION. STAR BUILDING MAKES PRE-ENGINEERED STEEL BUILDINGS. WITH THE REDUCTION, THE ELIZABETHTON PLANT STILL HAS 90 EMPLOYEES STILL ON THE JOB.