400 Kraftmaid Workers To Lose Jobs (OH)

[OhioChick]

Source: Newsnet5

POSTED: 2:15 pm EDT June 2, 2008
UPDATED: 2:48 pm EDT June 2, 2008

MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio -- More than 400 workers at a local business will lose their jobs.

Salaried and hourly workers at Kraftmaid Cabinetry received layoff notices on Friday.

They all work at one of the three Ohio plants located in Middlefield and Orwell.

The company said the layoffs are necessary to help maintain Kraftmaid's budget.

Read more: http://www.newsnet5.com/money/16460837/detail.html

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Damn.....Ohio is getting reamed with job loss.

[GoesTo11]

1. Maybe a little quality control would have helped

Their product is pretty crappy, compared to its reputation.

[DCKit]

2. "Pretty crappy"?

I had to take mine down after 4 years and re-glue all the joints.

It's not the employee's fault anymore than Iraq is ours. Shit rolls downhill.

[xxqqqzme]

3. That's sad to hear.

I had a few Kraftmaids in a kitchen in the mid 70s, replaced some other shoddy cabinets. They were the best thing in the kitchen after the new stove.

[pegleg]

4. As long as it remains profitable to move to China or Mexico or india for businesses

that giant sucking sound will continue until there's nothing left.

[OhioChick]

5. As usual...

In a few days, it'll be reported that they'll be opening a plant in Mexico or China. When it happens....I'll post it here. I see this happening all too often.

[Pale Blue Dot]

6. My friends and I have friends who moved from Ohio.

They still have relatives there. They say that the state's in a depression.

[OhioChick]

7. Sadly, I'd have to agree. n/t