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| Date: | March 8, 2011 | | Contact Name: | Chris Van Guilder | | Contact Phone: | 651-296-1388 | | Contact Email: | christopher.vanguilder@senate.mn | | For Immediate Release | |
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| STATEMENT FROM SENATOR SCOTT NEWMAN ON HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCEMENT OF WORKER LAYOFFS, MANUFACTURING RELOCATION |
(ST. PAUL) – Please see the statement below from Senator Scott Newman (R-Hutchinson):
“I am very concerned about the Hutchinson Technology employee layoffs and eventual move of its manufacturing operations to Wisconsin. Hutchinson Technology has been a vital part of the community and the loss of 700 to 900 more employees to Wisconsin will be difficult on all that call Hutchinson home. In light of their announcement today, I have been working with Representative Ron Shimanski to schedule a meeting with company representatives. These layoffs and move of the manufacturing plant again punctuates the importance of creating a business friendly environment in Minnesota, through regulation reforms, and lower corporate taxes. We are losing too many homegrown corporations to South Dakota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. I want to be a part of the solution in encouraging businesses to stay and prosper here in Minnesota.”
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