Published May 01, 2010, 10:55 AM
- Candidates running for Wisconsin governor won't be meeting to discuss ways to keep Harley-Davidson from leaving the state. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, a Democratic candidate, says the motorcycle maker doesn't want to politicize the situation.
H-D wants to keep politics out of business problems
Wisconsin News- Candidates running for Wisconsin governor won't be meeting to discuss ways to keep Harley-Davidson from leaving the state. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, a Democratic candidate, says the motorcycle maker doesn't want to politicize the situation.
MILWAUKEE - Candidates running for Wisconsin governor won't be meeting to discuss ways to keep Harley-Davidson from leaving the state. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, a Democratic candidate, says the motorcycle maker doesn't want to politicize the situation.
Harley says it is considering a move if it can't cut millions of dollars in operating costs. The company reportedly told Barrett it wants to work out the issues internally.
About 17 hundred people work for Harley-Davidson in Wisconsin at two locations, Milwaukee and Tomahawk. The company reported a 72 percent drop in first-quarter profits last month.
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