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Thursday, August 5, 2010

Milwaukee loss? Kansas City win?

I see in the Associated Press news just now that there are rumors Harley Davidson may be leaving Milwaukee: Harley-Davidson warned employees in April that it will move its Wisconsin manufacturing operations elsewhere if it cannot cut millions of dollars at the factories that build the bikes known as "Milwaukee Iron." It could just be an attempt to wrest yet more tax cuts from the local populace: Harley chief executive Keith Wandell said the company will make its decision on whether to move in the next two months. Harley executives are already scouting out other states, though Wandell will not say which ones. The company, he said, would also be open to incentives to keep the 1,630 manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin. I have to think there would be at least an outside chance Harley could move that production here. I mean, it's within possibility, at least. They would have seen how the State of Missouri just handed over $150 million in tax "incentives" (read: cuts) for the Ford Motor Company. They no doubt figure we'd gladly do the same. Who knows if any of this is true? But, as I said, it's certainly within the realm of possibility. Keep cool, y'all, and think positive thoughts. Link to original post: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100804/ap_on_bi_ge/us_harley_milwaukee_breakup

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