The Parker Hannifin foundry located on Logan Avenue on the north side will close at the end of March. The workforce of 63 will be layed off. The company is consolidating foundry operations with a plant in another state.
what kind of product(s) did this foundry offer to potential customers? the po and this foundry closings does not make the future mayor's job easy.
This news was announced last year when the company first announced its plan to close the plant.
Parker Hannifin closing a foundry in March
http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jan/24/parker-hannifin-closing-a-foundry-in-mar/?nw (http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/jan/24/parker-hannifin-closing-a-foundry-in-mar/?nw)
Parker Hannifin closing North Side foundry
http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/568224/Parker-Hannifin-closing-North-Side-foundry.html?nav=5003 (http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/568224/Parker-Hannifin-closing-North-Side-foundry.html?nav=5003)
Parker Plans to Close Logan Ave. Foundry
http://businessjournaldaily.com/company-news/parker-plans-close-logan-ave-foundry-2012-2-21 (http://businessjournaldaily.com/company-news/parker-plans-close-logan-ave-foundry-2012-2-21)
New job openings in the gas industry will likely absorb these displaced workers.
Quote from: Rick Rowlands on January 26, 2013, 02:32:51 PM
New job openings in the gas industry will likely absorb these displaced workers.
if they qualified for the in the gas and oil co jobs
Those that are proactive about obtaining the skills needed for the new jobs will do much better than those that want the new jobs to conform to their existing skills.
If I don't make $40K a year I'm going on Welfare!
For those who do not want to take root in the ground because they are lay abouts, the New Castle School of Trades is offering courses that will fit into the new technologies that are taking the valley into the future.