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boomerbust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-10 11:54 AM
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Harley-Davidson tells workers it needs to cut millions in costs
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Edited on Thu Apr-29-10 11:57 AM by boomerbust
Source: jsonline.com

Harley-Davidson Inc. (HOG) is seeking to cut millions of dollars in costs from its Milwaukee manufacturing operations, or those operations could be moved elsewhere, the company told employees Thursday.

At risk would be hundreds of jobs at the company's factory on Pilgrim Road.

In a meeting with employees, company officials said there were significant "cost gaps" that must be filled.

"Our preference is to keep the production operations in Wisconsin, but as part of due diligence we will also explore alternate U.S. sites, should we be unable to achieve the kind of concrete workable solutions," that are necessary, company spokesman Bob Klein told the Journal Sentinel.

The employee meetings are continuing throughout the day.



Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/business/92418964.html



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