Baldwin to lay off 180 at Arkansas plant

[Avery Todd]

In case anyone is interested, here's a story with a little more detail:

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/990106/baldwin_pi_1.html

Avery

>Dear List,
>I found the following news tonight on the Internet:
>
><<Baldwin to lay off 180 at Arkansas plant
>
>        Baldwin Piano & Organ Co. will dismiss three-quarters of its 245
>workers in Conway, Ark., in the next few months as part of a plan to cut costs
>and consolidate all piano assembly in one location in Trumann, Ark.
>
>        The layoffs affect about 180 workers at Baldwin's Conway plant. The
>remaining 65 employees in Baldwin's high-gloss polyester finishing operation
>there are not affected, Baldwin Chief Financial Officer Duane Kimble said
>Wednesday.
>
>        Mr. Kimble said Mason-based Baldwin hopes to lease the space left
>vacant in the Conway plant, though there are no tenants lined up. Baldwin owns
>the building. Mr. Kimble also said there are no firm plans to close the Conway
>facility.
>
>        Baldwin has about 300 employees in Trumann, in northeast Arkansas near
>the Tennessee border, and will add about 85 jobs there as positions are
>eliminated in Conway.>>
>
>Bill Bremmer RPT
>Madison, Wisconsin