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Ripple Effects of Toyota NUMMI Plant Closure Reach Far
FOX40 NewsAt 60-years-old, Richard Galvan of Modesto is not ready to retire. But he will be out of work when Toyota's NUMMI plant in Fremont closes at the end of this month. Richard has worked as a team leader in the factory's body shop since 1985. "My goal is...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants
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Thousands Lose Jobs After NUMMI Plant Closes
The Associated PressCalifornia's sole auto plant shut down Thursday as the last car rolled off the assembly line and thousands of now unemployed workers walked out the doors, some crying. A Toyota Corolla was the final vehicle to move through production at New United...Tags: Vehicles, Plant Openings
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Hershey Could Cut Jobs; Close Iconic Plant
Multimedia JournalistA tentative agreement between the Hershey Company and its workers could stop production at the chocolate maker's historic downtown Hershey plant. It could also lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs. Hershey's landmark Chocolate Avenue plant started...Tags: Career and Workplace, The Hershey Co., Plant Openings, Companies and Corporations, Layoffs and Downsizing
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97 Workers Laid Off At Amtex Plant
FOX40 NewsThere are more than 800 workers who reside in San Joaquin County that work for New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI). A plant in Manteca, "Amtex" supplies car seat covers for NUMMI. With it shutting down, many workers are left wondering what they'...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Unemployment
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GM Plant Closures Signal Product Shift
KickingTiresNow that it???s operating under bankruptcy protection, GM has ramped up the scheduled plant closures it had previously announced. Four assembly plants will be closed this year, impacting current products. The least surprising closure is the Wilmington,...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, SUVs and Crossovers, United States, Plant Openings, Bankruptcy
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Pratt Executive Recommended Cheshire Plant Closing In 2008
The Hartford CourantTen months before announcing a decision to lay off more than 1,000 Connecticut workers, Pratt & Whitney executives were already expecting to close their Cheshire factory, according to an internal Pratt document presented Monday during the first day of a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Contracts, Justice System, East Hartford
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FPL asks to lower cost of fuel and other expenses
South Florida Sun SentinelFlorida Power & LightTags: Global Warming, Florida Power & Light, FPL Group, Progress Energy Incorporated, Energy Resources
Jul 5, 2009 |Story| WGNO-LTVAnalysis: No sure things in economic development
Staff reporterThe past few weeks in Louisiana have demonstrated there are certain things economic developers armed with the taxpayers' checkbook can accomplish, and others they can do little about, especially during the current recession. And in this era, risk and...Tags: Ford Motor Co., Tesla Motors, Inc., Plant Openings, Dow Chemical Co., General Motors Corp.
Jun 1, 2009 |Story| KDAF-LTVPlants Impacted by GM Restructuring
The 47 U.S. facilities for General Motors assembly, powertrain, and stamping are being cut to 34 by the end of 2010 -- and then to 33 by 2012. Here are the impacted plants.
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Closing dates for plants may be sooner depending on market demand....Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Columbus, General Motors Corp., Marketing, Spring Hill (Hernando, Florida)
Jul 30, 2009 |Story| WPMT-LTVFor some Harley Davidson workers, it's a bigger fear than just losing their jobs.
Staff reporterIf the Harley Davidson plant closes, thousands will lose their jobs. For some workers, it's about more than losing their main source of income. It's about not being able to keep contributing to the community. Julio Alvarez and his wife are long-time...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees
Aug 6, 2009 |Story| WPMT-LTVHarley-Davidson Union Leaders to Meet with Governor Rendell
Staff reporterGovernor Ed Rendell is scheduled to meet with union leaders from Harley-Davidson's York County plant Friday morning. The meeting comes as the Governor searches for a way to prevent the company from closing down the Springettsbury Township facility....Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Regional Authority, Elections, Harley-Davidson Inc.
Jun 24, 2009 |Story| WGNO-LTVShreveport GM plant to shut by June 2012
General Motors Corp. will close its assembly and stamping plants in Shreveport, La., no later than June 2012, the company said Wednesday.
GM spokesman Chris Lee said the Shreveport operation, which employs 950 people, was added nine permanent plant...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Wayne Waddell, General Motors Corp., GMC, Petroleum Industry
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Plant Closings Photos
Kathy Gilmore, John DiMartino (left) and Bob Grunow are...
(July 21, 2011)
Lemmie Swann worries about the plant's closing and its...
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Charlie Rice worries about the Allen Family Foods plant...
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