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2009-08-29 Economy

Whirlpool to cut 1,100 jobs, shut plant in Indiana

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Posted by Fred 2009-08-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Whew, darn good thing we had that stimulus package. Unemployment is at 16%, but at least the number of government jobs are growing. I'm sure the newly unemployed in Evansville will be comforted to know that there are more bureaucrats working in DC.

Posted by DMFD 2009-08-29 07:00|| 2009-08-29 07:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Sad day for many reasons. That old plant next to the airport has a lot of history in it.

The first P-47Ds were actually the same as P-47Cs. Republic could not produce Thunderbolts fast enough at its Farmingdale plant on Long Island, so a new plant was built at Evansville, Indiana. The Evansville plant built a total of 110 P-47Ds, which were completely identical to P-47C-2s. Farmingdale aircraft were identified by the "-RE" suffix after the block number, while Evansville aircraft were given the "-RA" suffix.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-08-29 08:16|| 2009-08-29 08:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe they can all become Community Organizers.

Posted by Parabellum 2009-08-29 09:27|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/]">[http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/] 2009-08-29 09:27|| Front Page Top

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