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Old 09-01-2009 | 09:30 AM
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Looks like Kansas City is out of the running as a place for the York Plant to move. 1 down and 3 to go to save the York Plant from moving.

http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-amnew...,1536287.story

Hope they can get it worked out and be able to stay put in York.
 
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As long as they don't move to Mexcio like whirlpool
 
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KC would have been my guess going into this. I thought it was a done deal for Tenn.?
 
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Old 09-01-2009 | 04:16 PM
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I think the new plant will be in Arkansas.
 
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What killed KC?
 
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KC would have been too easy I guess.
 
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Old 09-01-2009 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DeluxeCruiser
Looks like Kansas City is out of the running as a place for the York Plant to move. 1 down and 3 to go to save the York Plant from moving.

http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-amnew...,1536287.story

Hope they can get it worked out and be able to stay put in York.
It is going to be Tennessee for production and the distribution of parts.
 
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Old 09-01-2009 | 07:03 PM
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There's a Saturn plant down there they can probably buy cheap.
 
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And a MEGA-SUPER distribution facility in Knoxville that is sitting empty. STAY TUNED
 
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Old 09-01-2009 | 08:17 PM
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As they say in the " BIG WHITE THINK TANK "@ MOCO -"We gonna bust that YORK Union, Y'all just watch us..............."
 


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