Thursday, February 05, 2009

Shawano to lose 95 jobs

From the Green Bay Press.
"Demise of Komatsu will cost Shawano 95 jobs
Forest machine-making company to consolidate production in Tennessee plant

By Nathan Phelps • nphelps@greenbaypressgazette.com • February 4, 2009 " Demise of Komatsu will cost Shawano 95 jobs | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press-Gazette

SHAWANO — Komatsu America Corp. announced Tuesday it will move production from its Shawano facility to another plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.


The company made the announcement in a move it says will allow it to "more effectively utilize assets."

Komatsu Forest in Shawano employs 95 people, said Mari Aoyagi, a spokesperson with the company in Rolling Meadows, Ill.

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