Beech-Nut to leave NY village after 118 years

Why does a huge corporation get millions, and a tiny town get screwed? Why doesn't the state help the village and the candy maker? Is the millions spent really cost effective when looking at the addition of 100-something jobs? And I bet jobs will be lost through attrition over the next few years, so that benefit will be short term.

This is a sad day, to be loosing an old company from the community.

Joan

Keeping Beech-Nut in New York is a coup for state officials.

And the biggest big-time, suck-o-rama, death-knell for the locals and the village - not that the officials actually care about the PEOPLE…

The Mohawk Valley is dotted with faded cities that lost signature industries, like glove makers in nearby Gloversville and rug factories downriver Amsterdam.

Welcome to 'the club', Canajoharie.

Sol wrote:

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And the biggest big-time, suck-o-rama, death-knell for the locals and the village - not that the officials actually care about the PEOPLE…
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Welcome to 'the club', Canajoharie.

Trustee Jason Peruzzi Cares!

any one know al orendorff from there?

How come Hillary gets a pass? Wasn't she elected to save business upstate?

Truth is, since she came in the upstate trend has been down, down, down.

NYS Dems haven't a clue about saving our oldest businesses. Tax and spend destroys - not saves.

Wake up New York You lose business because your legislature taxes the snot out of them, so they leave so they can survive.

everytime I walk that part of town, there's gum on my shoe

any one know al orendorf that works here?

It stinks, the whole thing stinks.

Before half the kooks blame this on Bush and the other half blame it on Obama ... lets just all agree to blame Sylvester Stallone for this one ... ya know, just to mix it up a little.

Hershey company announced it's closure of its plant . They have decided to move their business to Mexico. Feb. 2009

It is amazing that we are fulfilling this self perpetuation of outsourcing and companies leaving based on us demading CHEAP products. Anyone that shops at walmart or just wants cheap garbage can but the blame on themselves.

With that said...I will be buying land out of the country...part investment...sell of some when im ready for a second home and eventualy retire out of this..what will be a 50% tax rate from the Feds and God knows what in NYS to keep feeding the pigs at the trough for spend spend spend politics.

valley girl wrote:

any one know al orendorf that works here?

I know Ganendorf, and Charles Ray Brown, and Lauren Graham, and Alex Munyan, but no, I don't know al orendorf, sorry.

Going to buy nothing but American made Ghiradelli. the hershey amusement park is planning to open again?

Ol Cuss wrote:

It stinks, the whole thing stinks.

I agree - the whole thing stinks.
The CEO's and share holders will continue to get their money while folks lose their jobs.
This madness has to stop.

Check under the tables and make them take all that gum with them!

gum chewing is a filthy habit.

no more wrote:

Hershey company announced it's closure of its plant . They have decided to move their business to Mexico. Feb. 2009

they also shut-down, and fired 4000 Employees in It's almond-coating plant near Oakley. Ca. and moved the operation to Mexico as well.

Boycott the crap out of Them.

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they also shut-down, and fired 4000 Employees in It's almond-coating plant near Oakley. Ca. and moved the operation to Mexico as well.
Boycott the crap out of Them.

Gotta love that NAFTA!