BUSMAKERS' NEWS * USA - IC Corp. ceasing bus assembly at Conway plant
Conway,Ark,USA -The Cabin Net, by Rachel Parker Dickerson -November 5, 2009: -- IC Corp.’s parent company, Navistar, told employees Thursday it is ceasing bus production operations at its Conway plant... He said the economy makes for a “terrible time” for the industry, with school districts not being able to purchase many buses... Conway Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Brad Lacy, said “It’s horrible news. I think it’s horrible on a variety of levels. That number of people losing their jobs is a horrible thing. I think emotionally, too, this community has been in bus production since the 1930s, and it was something we identified with our community. When you lose that, you lose a piece of your history"... (Photo from cdn-9.psndealer)Labels: busmakers' news worldwide
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