[lbo-talk] Republic Windows Plant May Reopen

gboozell at juno.com gboozell at juno.com
Wed Jan 7 13:35:45 PST 2009


(from Progress Illinois)

Some more good news may be on the horizon for the former Republic Windows workers. Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward) tells us that a new manufacturing business could open at the vacated Chicago plant in a matter of weeks, putting some of the laid-off Republic employees back to work.

According to the freshman North Side alderman, the owners of California-based Serious Materials were so moved by the workers’ uprising last month that they phoned up city officials expressing interest in reviving the company. In a matter of days, Serious presented a plan to continue making windows and eventually manufacture other green products at the Goose Island factory. Negotiations are ongoing...

full story http://www.progressillinois.com/2009/1/7/cali-company-reopen-republic

Greg

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