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Article: Firm plans; to expand in; Pleasant Prairie
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 9, 2009
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By JOHN SCHMID
ACCO Brands Corp., a supplier of office products with
headquarters in northern Illinois, on Thursday said it is moving
some of its production and warehouse operations to Pleasant Prairie,
saving 115 jobs in the southeastern Wisconsin village.
Wisconsin Department of Commerce officials touted the
announcement because ACCO had planned to close its two Wisconsin
facilities and transfer the operations to Illinois.
ACCO spokesman Rich Nelson said the company reversed its decision
after officials from the state and nearby Kenosha intervened with
incentives that ...