Cheese plant lays off workers
MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho (AP) — A cheese plant that opened in January 2007 in Mountain Home in southern Idaho is laying off more than 50 of its employees, citing an industry slump amid the flagging U.S. economy.
That cuts the work force here to fewer than 300.
Marathon Cheese Corp., based in Marathon, Wis., called the move a “short-term development” and hopes to rehire employees as soon as the market for cheese improves.
Marathon serves stores throughout the western United States from its Mountain Home location, which has full-service cut and wrap capabilities for slices, shreds, cheese cubes and chunks.
The city had been banking on the facility to help form the economic backbone of southern Idaho and Elmore County, but not even cheese is immune from the nation’s deep recession.
Oct 4, 2009 at 7:33 p.m.
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Hopefully the people laid off don't Swiss a beat and continue with employment somewhere else. If not, they can sign up with Munster.com and put out a good resume..
Oct 4, 2009 at 5:27 p.m.
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How's that hope and change working for ya??
Oct 4, 2009 at 2:15 p.m.
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Only in WI can we headline a cheesey article AND joke about it during a recession!! Proof positive that we still have a sense of humor during this recession! God love the Cheeseheads!!!
Oct 4, 2009 at 11:13 a.m.
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Mabey not???
Oct 4, 2009 at 9:03 a.m.
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We should be exporting more cheese to China.
Oh, wait. Mabey not, if Doyle gets his way.
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An exerpt from an Associated Press release reads-
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"Gov. Jim Doyle says China wants Wisconsin's help with dairy production.
Doyle is on a trade mission to the Far East. Speaking by phone from Shanghai on Monday, Doyle says the Chinese produce only milk and powdered milk. He says they recognize Wisconsin as the leading dairy state and want help from Wisconsin businesses in developing processed dairy products.
He also says Chinese companies are eyeing Milwaukee's Northridge Mall as a potential base for Chinese retail goods and China's shortage of usable water offers Wisconsin purification companies great opportunities"
Oct 4, 2009 at 6:22 a.m.
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They cheddar hope for a short layoff, or they're Gouda run out of unemployment pay.
Oct 4, 2009 at 4:19 a.m.
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Well, looks like they cut the cheese.
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