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Caribbean-Latin America
Feds approve first U.S. factory in Cuba
2016-02-16
[USATODAY] The B.O. regime approved the first U.S. factory to be built and operated in Cuba in more than 50 years, in the latest sign of the rapidly changing relationship between the United States and the communist nation.
Entrepreneurial communism, the Kissinger solution.
Cleber LLC, an Alabama-based company that builds tractors for small farms, was notified by the Treasury Department that it could open a facility in Cuba. Co-founder Saul Berenthal said the company's attorney was in Havana on Monday to start the lengthy process of finalizing the agreement with the Cuban government and hopes to start production by early 2017.

Berenthal said he was proud to get the approval, but it means even more for the future relationship between the Cold War foes.

"Being first is great," he said. "But for certain, we should not be the only ones. We're hoping and expecting many more will follow."
Posted by:Fred

#11  Looks like it needs some flames painted on it, and taken down to the mud bog with a case of used to be cold beer.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2016-02-16 19:57  

#10  There are quite a few folks around here that collect the older tractors and farm equipment. They have big 'fests' from time to time and I've always liked going and marveling at what the early designs were and what they could do. Pretty ingenious and durable stuff for mostly 'non-schooled' inventors and manufacturers.

The equipment was simple and worked really well under a variety of conditions. Smelly and noisy - I love it.

Didn't have a bunch of MBA's sitting in the front office, either.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2016-02-16 18:07  

#9  As far as I can find Cleber doesn't sell in the US. If they do, it's harder to find English language information on them than on, say, Mohindra.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2016-02-16 15:01  

#8  Excellent catch Richard. I could not remember the model, but it looked quite familiar. Of course as we've all recently learned, Allis Chalmers..... 'didn't build that tractor' so there really are no copyright infringements.

U.S. Federal farming loans to follow. Farm implements are simply the camel's nose.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-02-16 13:12  

#7  Looks like a 1948 Allis Chalmers G
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2016-02-16 12:29  

#6  Thanks for the link Besoeker. Wouldn't trust that go cart to mow my lawn.
Posted by: regular joe   2016-02-16 11:26  

#5  Related story, with better photo of the tractor.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-02-16 10:04  

#4  Did they repeal the Helms–Burton Act? Or is this just another Executive Order which can be killed at anytime by anyone else sitting in the oval office? I see dead people graft.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-02-16 09:31  

#3  Where's the graft in that? Oh yeah, never mind.
Posted by: AlanC   2016-02-16 07:52  

#2  will leftists complain about jobs being sent overseas

yeah sure
Posted by: lord garth   2016-02-16 03:14  

#1  Will POTUS Obama do the same for We-Need-Everything-from-Anybody OWG Co-Superpower IRAN???

* FYI CNN AM = the Fed has also approved Airline Flights to, from Cuba.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2016-02-16 01:45  

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