tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post6052032363531110483..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: Merc Outta Here?Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-65546679596014145312009-06-27T10:51:24.749-05:002009-06-27T10:51:24.749-05:00Who have so much more acumen than the union slobs ...<i>Who have so much more acumen than the union slobs in Packer sweatsuits perched on barstools throughout Wisconsin</i><br /><br />Well, they may have more street-smarts than some drive-by commenters, (Hint to Foust)...Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-18216756868763737422009-06-27T09:14:19.344-05:002009-06-27T09:14:19.344-05:00"Yeah, but the South has Southerners." ..."Yeah, but the South has Southerners." <br /><br />Who have so much more acumen than the union slobs in Packer sweatsuits perched on barstools throughout Wisconsin.TerryNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935444780104778042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-36043987791660342852009-06-26T19:56:41.783-05:002009-06-26T19:56:41.783-05:00the only jobs our Gov seems to recognize are those...<i>the only jobs our Gov seems to recognize are those requiring PhDs</i><br /><br />You hit dead-on to something I was discussing with a friend a couple of weeks ago. Not that Doyle's alone; TThompson swung the same way, although he was not openly animose toward manufacturers.<br /><br />The emphasis has been on "smart" sector--biological/research stuff, IT stuff, all falling mostly into the Madison-area orbit. The rest of the State, and regular ordinary Joes?<br /><br />Screw 'em.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-59969221080563174232009-06-26T18:06:45.402-05:002009-06-26T18:06:45.402-05:00Dad29,
Now, why does it seem the jobs flow one wa...Dad29,<br /><br />Now, why does it seem the jobs flow one way, and I am not just talking about this situation, do we know of any such consolidations of late landing in WI?<br /><br />That political climate is seriously and adversely affecting the business climate, the only jobs our Gov seems to recognize are those requiring PhDs.Marcus Aureliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731740191789466205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-2109526003764263802009-06-26T13:31:14.770-05:002009-06-26T13:31:14.770-05:00Yes. It IS cumulative, rather than single-event. ...Yes. It IS cumulative, rather than single-event. Kimberly-Clark simply saw it much, much earlier than Thomas, Merc, ....the long list.<br /><br />But there are business factors which are also present. No CEO would make the decision to dump 1000 employees including skilled machinists solely based on left-elbow twitches regarding the political climate.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-60336218769875268102009-06-26T12:37:18.021-05:002009-06-26T12:37:18.021-05:00I am digging deep now for the locations of their P...I am digging deep now for the locations of their PnA DCs, I recall one in BC, in Ontario (Mississauga), one in New Jersey, I think there was a West Coast US (CA I want to say but am uncertain) as well but can not recall where that one was. I was never really familiar with their engine business.<br /><br />I am still not convinced on your notion here that distribution costs are playing a huge role in this decision (or even a mid-sized role). I think they are looking to reduce some redundancy and escape what is becoming a punitive business climate -- as long as they were able to move sufficient product they could tolerate the environment but can no longer do so.<br /><br />We are seeing this happening with other firms as evidenced by Thomas Products in Sheboygan and GM turning down WI again (but in the case of GM the center of the UAW universe is MI so of course that was going to happen like that).Marcus Aureliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731740191789466205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-47664180630073835032009-06-26T12:11:09.286-05:002009-06-26T12:11:09.286-05:00Marcus, I specifically said DISTRIBUTION for a rea...Marcus, I specifically said DISTRIBUTION for a reason. Moving product from Wisconsin to the South (parts and accessories) is 12 months/year.<br /><br />Moving P&A from north to north is only 4 months/year.<br /><br />Big difference.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-65998362152969252302009-06-26T11:40:30.661-05:002009-06-26T11:40:30.661-05:00Mercury is an international company. Winter affect...Mercury is an international company. Winter affects their sales equally if they are located in Miami, Oklahoma, or Aput Northwest Territories. Their location is not going to change the fact a major portion of their market freezes from November to April every year. What the WI winter does to them is to force them to have a warm location for product testing and that location is in Florida not Oklahoma.Marcus Aureliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731740191789466205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-32813337046788288292009-06-26T10:43:21.551-05:002009-06-26T10:43:21.551-05:00"Yes, the tax rate in Wisconsin is a factor. ..."Yes, the tax rate in Wisconsin is a factor. Yes, the union-labor situation is a factor."<br /><br />If you holler loud enough...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-60074021028030241532009-06-26T10:17:40.884-05:002009-06-26T10:17:40.884-05:00Yeah, but the South has Southerners.Yeah, but the South has Southerners.Display Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842340986220388709noreply@blogger.com