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hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
2. I know for years, Mercedes Bens move a lot of their departments to a Carolina and built
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 05:14 PM
Nov 2015

a new factory there, but the offices of the head office stayed in NJ because that is where the officers of the country wanted to live, A lot of IT was up here, but they may have outsourced it by now.

Ah I see corporate has just moved to Atlanta. google is my friend.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
6. Suprised this has not happened before this.
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 06:29 PM
Nov 2015

The Madison plant should have been replaced long time ago. That's why Kraft got such a deal,and you knew they were not going to spend any money on plant and new equipment. Just milk the tax code and then dump and run. Heard they got huge Tax Abatement's out of the Quad Cities. Plus they will go nonunion. So much for Walkers Wisconsin Works eh.

ewagner

(18,964 posts)
7. Quad Graphics...
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 07:46 PM
Nov 2015

The news from them today wasn't good either....

So........

What the _____ ya gonna do about it, Walker?

Jimbo S

(2,960 posts)
8. Yeah, but those are Madison jobs
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 04:35 PM
Nov 2015

</half-sarcasm>

Seriously, I wonder if Governor Walker cares as much Madison losing OM jobs as Waukesha County losing GE jobs.

yourout

(7,533 posts)
9. Lets see.....Union plant without big money individual donors to Walker. Why would WEDC care....
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 07:46 PM
Nov 2015

about Oscar?

In reality they are probably glad they will be gone.

Less Union "Thugs" to have to not be intimidated by and more unemployed to help keep down the pressure on wages.

I am guessing a review of WEDC will find very little money will go to businesses that are..

A..Union shops

and

B..Public Corps.

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