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Genmar won't comment on layoffs
Boat maker won't confirm plant layoffs
By Scott Broden • Gannett Tennessee • January 20, 2009 Genmar Stratos officials refused to confirm Monday that the Murfreesboro boat manufacturing plant is laying off employees. A TV news crew camped out in front of Genmar Monday to report job cuts by the Murfreesboro boat factory. But human resource manager Gary Parsons said the corporation asked that he not answer questions related to a Channel 4 Web site story suggesting the factory at 880 Butler Drive was releasing workers and could shut down. Channel 4 reported that Genmar let go of more than 60 workers Monday and only a third of an estimated 300 workers would be left by Wednesday. Phone messages were left for Genmar's Minneapolis-based corporate spokesman Roger Cloutier Monday afternoon, but he was not available for comment. Genmar was founded in 1978 and employs 5,000 workers to make 13 brands of recreational boats at eight factories, according to its corporate Web page. It reported 2007 model-year sales of $1 billion. |
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Genmar won't comment on layoffs
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:05:30 -0500, HK wrote:
Boat maker won't confirm plant layoffs By Scott Broden • Gannett Tennessee • January 20, 2009 Genmar Stratos officials refused to confirm Monday that the Murfreesboro boat manufacturing plant is laying off employees. Wouldn't surprise me - Ranger already has furloughed a couple hundred and shut down for four weeks over the holidays. I can say with some authority that production has slowed to a crawl - they are trying to keep as many working as possible for as long as possible. Hydra-Sports has cut back production drastically, although nobody has been laid off and I heard via the rumor mill last week that Champion is toast - no sales. -- Time flies when you are sick and psychotic. |
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Genmar won't comment on layoffs
Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:05:30 -0500, HK wrote: Boat maker won't confirm plant layoffs By Scott Broden • Gannett Tennessee • January 20, 2009 Genmar Stratos officials refused to confirm Monday that the Murfreesboro boat manufacturing plant is laying off employees. Wouldn't surprise me - Ranger already has furloughed a couple hundred and shut down for four weeks over the holidays. I can say with some authority that production has slowed to a crawl - they are trying to keep as many working as possible for as long as possible. Hydra-Sports has cut back production drastically, although nobody has been laid off and I heard via the rumor mill last week that Champion is toast - no sales. -- Time flies when you are sick and psychotic. Triple whammy of a stinking, sinking economy, tight credit, and then add in last year's outrageous gas prices... |
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Genmar won't comment on layoffs
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:05:30 -0500, HK wrote:
Boat maker won't confirm plant layoffs By Scott Broden • Gannett Tennessee • January 20, 2009 Genmar Stratos officials refused to confirm Monday that the Murfreesboro boat manufacturing plant is laying off employees. A TV news crew camped out in front of Genmar Monday to report job cuts by the Murfreesboro boat factory. But human resource manager Gary Parsons said the corporation asked that he not answer questions related to a Channel 4 Web site story suggesting the factory at 880 Butler Drive was releasing workers and could shut down. Channel 4 reported that Genmar let go of more than 60 workers Monday and only a third of an estimated 300 workers would be left by Wednesday. Phone messages were left for Genmar's Minneapolis-based corporate spokesman Roger Cloutier Monday afternoon, but he was not available for comment. Genmar was founded in 1978 and employs 5,000 workers to make 13 brands of recreational boats at eight factories, according to its corporate Web page. It reported 2007 model-year sales of $1 billion. A bit more gleeful news, eh Krause? -- John H * I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it. * |
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