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Maytag Laundry Factory Home for 100 Years Closes for Good
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Post# 244576   10/25/2007 at 12:03 (5,998 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        

From KCRG.com.--Laundry Shark

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Post# 244616 , Reply# 1   10/25/2007 at 17:17 (5,998 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado)        

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)


Post# 244638 , Reply# 2   10/25/2007 at 20:43 (5,998 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)        

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

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Post# 244674 , Reply# 3   10/26/2007 at 02:22 (5,998 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)        
Yikes!

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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.


Post# 244703 , Reply# 4   10/26/2007 at 08:03 (5,998 days old) by magic clean ()        
A local reporters

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

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Post# 244714 , Reply# 5   10/26/2007 at 10:03 (5,997 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
From the Des Moines Register...

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

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Post# 244718 , Reply# 6   10/26/2007 at 10:12 (5,997 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Maytag Workers Final Day

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

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Post# 244719 , Reply# 7   10/26/2007 at 10:14 (5,997 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
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

Post# 244721 , Reply# 8   10/26/2007 at 10:21 (5,997 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
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

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Post# 244725 , Reply# 9   10/26/2007 at 10:32 (5,997 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
ABC News: Final Rinse: Maytag Closes

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

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Post# 244746 , Reply# 10   10/26/2007 at 12:57 (5,997 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Century-old Maytag washing machine factory closes

From KGAN.com...--Laundry Shark

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Post# 245333 , Reply# 11   10/30/2007 at 18:41 (5,993 days old) by 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.

Post# 245537 , Reply# 12   10/31/2007 at 21:53 (5,992 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)        

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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.


Post# 245542 , Reply# 13   10/31/2007 at 22:32 (5,992 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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

Steve



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