Harley reaches accord to keep plant open, cut jobs
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
... with an hourly work force of as many as 1,100 employees, a drop from 1,950 now, said spokesman Bob Klein.
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Harley's Pa. plant thought likelier to stay now
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
... union vote on the proposed agreement was scheduled for Dec. 2. Harley-Davidson spokesman Bob Klein said the company will decide after that vote whether it will stay in York.Scrambling to adjust to steep sales declines, the Milwaukee-based company said in May it would look to relocate a plant that is too inefficient and costly.Already this year, it has laid off more than 600 workers there....
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Deal would cut work force at Harley's York plant by half
The Business Journal of Milwaukee (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
... move operations elsewhere.“We have concluded negotiations and reached a proposed agreement,” said Bob Klein, spokesman for the Milwaukee-based heavyweight motorcycle manufacturer.Under the agreement, the work force at the plant would be slashed from its current level of 1,950 employees to about 1,000 workers, Klein said.The pared down work force would consist of 700 to 800 full-time...
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Harley's Pa. plant thought likelier to stay now
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
... union vote on the proposed agreement was scheduled for Dec. 2. Harley-Davidson spokesman Bob Klein said the company will decide after that vote whether it will stay in York.Scrambling to adjust to steep sales declines, the Milwaukee-based company said in May it would look to relocate a plant that is too inefficient and costly.Already this year, it has laid off more than 600 workers there....
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Special session could loom for Ky. legislature
Sify (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
... this month it was considering the Shelbyville site for relocating its York, Pa. Company spokesman Bob Klein has said the company is also considering the possibility of staying in York.The plant has about 2,500 employees, but it's uncertain how many jobs would possibly come to Kentucky.Klein did not return calls Thursday seeking comment.Beshear says he's "very excited" by the possibility...
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Consumer Watchdog Calls On Senators To Skip Fundraiser Set For Google Headquarters
Consumer Watchdog (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
... John Doerr. Health Care and Technology: Sen. Bingaman; Sen. Begich; Ross Jaffe, Versant Ventures; Bob Klein, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine; Nate McLemore, Microsoft; and Moderator: Javeed Siddiqui, University of California. Energy and Environment: Sen. Bingaman; Sen. Boxer; Sen. Begich; Eric Dresselhuys, SilverSpring Networks; Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures; Stephan Dolezalek,...
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Special session could loom for Ky. legislature
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
... this month it was considering the Shelbyville site for relocating its York, Pa. Company spokesman Bob Klein has said the company is also considering the possibility of staying in York.The plant has about 2,500 employees, but it's uncertain how many jobs would possibly come to Kentucky.Klein did not return calls Thursday seeking comment.Beshear says he's "very excited" by the possibility...
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Ky. site only one Harley-Davidson considering
WAAY - WAAY News and Home (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... Harley-Davidson representatives met with Kentucky officials this week. Harley-Davidson spokesman Bob Klein said the company is also still considering the possibility of staying in York.The plant employs 2,500 and is the company's largest.The Courier-Journal in Louisville reported that Kentucky Economic Development Secretary Larry Hayes declined to discuss what kinds of state incentives are...
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Kentucky now the only site Harley-Davidson is considering for relocation
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... Harley-Davidson representatives met with Kentucky officials this week. Harley-Davidson spokesman Bob Klein said the company is also still considering the possibility of staying in York.The plant employs 2,500 and is the company’s largest.The Courier-Journal in Louisville reported that Kentucky Economic Development Secretary Larry Hayes declined to discuss what kinds of state incentives are...
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Buell Supporters Trying to Save the Company
The Kneeslider (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
... are asking them to sell the company if they have no interest in continuing the brand themselves.Bob Klein, Harley’s director of corporate communications, reiterated that Harley is “discontinuing the Buell product line rather than selling the business because of how deeply integrated Buell is into our business systems and distribution network.”The statement by Klein is unfortunate,...