Maytag Laundry Factory Home for 100 Years Closes for Good

[laundryshark]

From KCRG.com.--Laundry Shark

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/10791481.html

 

[partscounterman]

This is a dark day for all of us here. I am nearly in tears! I was lucky enough to have toured Plant 2 in Newton. I was there for the Maytag 80th anniversary celebration in 1987 when Jesse White helped fill a time capsule that was buried there in Newton. My last visit to Newton was in 2003, just before I left the Mainland.

There was a time when it was said that Newton, Iowa washed the clothes of the world. (sniff-dabs eyes)

 

[neptunebob]

Here's the link to the CBS story. Has there ever been a sadder day for appliances?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/18/sunday/main3381945.shtml

 

[panthera]

Yikes!

I remember all the posts about how horrid it would be if the Chinese bought the company, how Whirlpool would be a better choice, etc.
When are we going to wake up an learn that big business doesn't give a , well you know, about the workers and shareholders?
Maytag died because the young, dynamic managers were not supervised by the owners...and too many Americans have abandoned their unions, believing all the christianist and Republican crap which has come down the line.
Wake up and smell the coffee folks or all the middle class jobs will soon be gone.

 

[magic clean]

A local reporters

point of view. The link has several other stories about the Newton community.

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071021/BUSINESS/710210330/1029/archive

 

[laundryshark]

From the Des Moines Register...

Here's a story, along with several related articles from DesMoinesRegister.com.--Laundry Shark

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071026/NEWS/710260381/1001

 

[laundryshark]

Maytag Workers Final Day

From a Des Moines TV station, KCCI, here is a video/audio clip.--Laundry Shark

http://maytag Workers Final Day

 

[laundryshark]

KCCI.com

If the above link does not, {in my case, it somehow stopped working}, enter through the KCCI.com Web site and locate the story on Maytag.--Laundry Shark

 

[laundryshark]

Radio Iowa: For many, last day could be today at Maytag plan

From the www.radioiowa.com Web site, here is another related story.--Laundry Shark

http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=D74DF051-F620-6AF1-09BD90B31E4822EE

 

[laundryshark]

ABC News: Final Rinse: Maytag Closes

Might as well cover all the bases!--Laundry Shark

http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=3779916

 

[laundryshark]

Century-old Maytag washing machine factory closes

From KGAN.com...--Laundry Shark

http://www.kgan.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ia/3209d165-www.kgan.com.shtml

 

[xyz]

If I never see another Maytag, it won't be too soon. Maytag sucks. I'm sorry for all the employees that lost thier jobs due to poor quality contol and design and above all, all those pinheaded CEO's at Maytag.

 

[johnb300m]

It'll be even sadder when they close the Dishwasher plant and make all the dishwashers with Whirlpool modules :-(
I know this is at least a few years away since the current Maytag dishwasher platform is fairly new.
But we all know it's coming next.

 

[mayken4now]

Very Very SAD, however, the last 10 or so years have been junk and we all know I love Old Maytag's.

Steve