Madison appliance maker to cut up to 350 jobs
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sub-Zero Freezer/Wolf Appliance says it will lay off up to 350 workers on or after May 1 due to slow sales.
The company builds high-end refrigerators, freezers and cooking appliances. Its Thursday announcement follows the layoff of 79 workers in January at the Wolf Appliance division in Madison. It also has operations in Fitchburg and Phoenix.
Vice president of human resources Chuck Verri says the recession and a slowdown in home construction and remodeling are to blame. He says much of the company's business comes from kitchen remodeling.
Madison Local 565 of the Sheet Metal Workers Union represents many of the company's workers. Business agent Dave Goodspeed says the news was a blow because Sub-Zero/Wolf provides good-paying jobs.
Feb 28, 2009 at 12:52 p.m.
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Hey Chrmkr...come this summer it's possible many of the newspapers won't be up and running or reporting anything...look at Denver's paper or Seattle or Madison...this isn't doom and gloomers v. ostrich-heads...the glass isn't half full or half empty, it's full of piss... every bank isn't tittering on the brink b/c of some mass hysteria...but let's not fret...let's have a end-of-the-world tail gate party down at the GM parking lot!
Feb 27, 2009 at 8:15 p.m.
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carlitosway - Actually, due to the budget constraints brought on by the current economic situation, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off.
Feb 27, 2009 at 7:37 p.m.
Feb 27, 2009 at 5:18 p.m.
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Bad with the bad these days. How bout we just don't print the doom and gloom?
Feb 27, 2009 at 2:47 p.m.
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I work here and these are really difficult times in this country, not just at Sub Zero or Wolf but everywhere. The media doesn't help with all the gloom, doom and speculation. I am glad they report it but it also sends some people running and packing away their money. I guess the media is damned if they do and damned if they don't. I just hope that we don't have to lose too many more people because of this recession. Good luck to all of those people who lose their job.
Feb 27, 2009 at 2:08 p.m.
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It's likely that by the time summer gets here, the newspapers will be able to save space by only reporting the companies that have not closed or had mass layoffs.
Feb 27, 2009 at 12:41 p.m.
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dqandhallie...
...do you really think that the economy wasn't in the tank before?
Whether it was Obama or McCain, the results were going to be the same.
Hell, they'd have been the same even if your buddy Dubya had been allowed to annoint himself King.
Feb 27, 2009 at 12:26 p.m.
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OK, I' think I've blown the second one about 1000 comments ago...
Feb 27, 2009 at 12:25 p.m.
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LOVEISGOOD - Whitewater. Wouldn't want to blow my anonymity, or credibility now!
Feb 27, 2009 at 12:11 p.m.
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all that is left to say is You Lib's Asked for this when you wanted "change" and now you got it! Just look at what happened to the markets sence the elections.
Feb 27, 2009 at 11:50 a.m.
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Geez the light at the end of tunnel is not getting any brighter.
Feb 27, 2009 at 11:48 a.m.
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sanno , Sorry that was a dumb question on my part . Keep working hard !
Feb 27, 2009 at 11:48 a.m.
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Hufcor is cutting 2nd shift in 2 weeks and as of coming mon 20 more laid off added to the 60 already plus 42 in 2 weeks
Feb 27, 2009 at 11:27 a.m.
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Given the sector they're associated with (high-end construction) it's surprising this hasn't happened earlier. You wonder if firms like this will be able to survive a 24-36 month recession.
Feb 27, 2009 at 11:15 a.m.
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Where do you work ?
Feb 27, 2009 at 11:04 a.m.
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We lost about a dozen more yesterday where I work.
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