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Bill Martin, president of the Cumberland County Business Council, said his staff met with Black & Decker executives
>>the week before they announced the closing.
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>>The meeting was one of many regular checks the Business Council makes with companies in the area. He said there
>>was no indication that anything was wrong.
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>>“Within our organization, we were stunned,” Martin said. Afterward, he called plant managers to see what could be
>>done to salvage jobs. The response: nothing.>>
>>And where the jobs went to:
>>
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>Outsourcing to Mexico I can understand. Outsourcing to Tennessee is a bit harder to explain.
Streamlining and consolidation....
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