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Brodhead company announces layoffs

By BETH WHEELOCK Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 4:32 a.m.

From the WCLO newsroom:

The Department of Workforce Development says Woodbridge Group in Brodhead filed notice Tuesday of a mass layoff.

Company officials estimate 70 workers will be affected. The DWD and Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board have formed a Rapid Response team to handle this and other layoffs. The team is currently working with Woodbridge to arrange orientation sessions for the affected workers.

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optimism
Oct 29, 2008 at 8:56 p.m.
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And where are all those grumpy Gm Hating know it alls now? Nope, Gm closing ain't gonna effect my home town....nope not at all. Guess you all were wrong huh??? Not only is it effecting Rock County, it has now crept into Green County and will continue to spread like the plague. I am so sorry people.

optimism
Oct 29, 2008 at 8:54 p.m.
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Green County too.

curlysue
Oct 29, 2008 at 8:20 p.m.
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Trickle down theory at it's best

prevention
Oct 29, 2008 at 2:24 p.m.
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dang, rock county is going under financially!

taysgranny
Oct 29, 2008 at 12:27 p.m.
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Woodbridge Corp makes the foam seats that Lear covers. They provide seats to GM, Ford, Mitsubishi. They are actually a worldwide business with the corporate office in Canada. The Brodhead plant was the first US plant they purchased. Prior to that the plant was known as Janesville Products. The local plant in Brodhead recently began also manufacturing Lifetime Lumber which is a composite wood.

bennetonf1
Oct 29, 2008 at 12:17 p.m.
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What is it that this company does?

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