>>Bill Martin, president of the Cumberland County Business Council, said his staff met with Black & Decker executives
>>the week before they announced the closing.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>“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:
>>
>>http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2005/04/11/daily19.html
>
>Outsourcing to Mexico I can understand. Outsourcing to Tennessee is a bit harder to explain.

The sheriff will be with you shortly! LOL