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Old 01-27-2009, 03:08 PM
 
Location: Forests of Maine
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Has anyone else heard that Cianbro in Brewer is laying off 110 workers?

Their press release says that 75 of the laid-off workers will be offered other jobs within the corporation.

But still 110 workers should effect the local economy somewhat.

And this is all due to oil prices dropping. when oil prices were high, the refineries wanted to expand. Now with low priced oil, all refinery expansion projects are on hold.

I like lower priced gas, but what an interesting circle the higher gas prices made.

Cianbro cuts jobs at Maine manufacturing facility - Boston.com (http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/01/24/cianbro_cuts_jobs_at_maine_manufacturing_facility/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news - broken link)
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Old 01-27-2009, 06:05 PM
 
Location: On a Slow-Sinking Granite Rock Up North
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A sad reality. Both of my grandfathers were mill workers - one of them in Brewer - the other in Millinocket. It won't be long now before all we have is McJobs and WalJobs.
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Old 01-27-2009, 06:24 PM
 
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A sad reality. Both of my grandfathers were mill workers - one of them in Brewer - the other in Millinocket. It won't be long now before all we have is McJobs and WalJobs.
reloop, my sister sent me this email (below) that drives your point home!





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Old 01-27-2009, 06:58 PM
 
Location: North Georgia
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I like that! I am going to copy it and send it to some of my friends via email! Thanks!
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Old 01-27-2009, 08:31 PM
 
Location: Maryland's 6th District.
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Originally Posted by forest beekeeper View Post
Has anyone else heard that Cianbro in Brewer is laying off 110 workers?

Their press release says that 75 of the laid-off workers will be offered other jobs within the corporation.

But still 110 workers should effect the local economy somewhat.

And this is all due to oil prices dropping. when oil prices were high, the refineries wanted to expand. Now with low priced oil, all refinery expansion projects are on hold.

I like lower priced gas, but what an interesting circle the higher gas prices made.
I read an article the other day in which a business owner was talking about how his business was doing better while the gas prices where higher. He said that even though shipping and delivery prices were going up and the price of his goods were too and his customers moaned about 'not being able to afford anything anymore', they still kept on coming in and buying stuff as if nothing was any different. Then, when gas began to lower, so did his customer base.

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Originally Posted by mainebrokerman View Post
reloop, my sister sent me this email (below) that drives your point home!





John Smith started the day early having set his alarm

clock

(MADE IN JAPAN )

for 6 AM

While his

coffeepot

(MADE IN CHINA )



was perking, he shaved with his



electric razor



(MADE IN HONG KONG ).



He put on a



dress shirt



(MADE IN SRI LANKA ),



designer jeans



(MADE IN SINGAPORE )



and



tennis shoes



(MADE IN KOREA )



After cooking his breakfast in his new



electric skillet



(MADE IN INDIA )



he sat down with his



calculator



(MADE IN MEXICO )



to see how much he could spend today. After setting his



watch



(MADE IN TAIWAN )



to the

radio



(MADE IN INDIA )



he got in his

car



(MADE IN GERMANY )



filled it with

GAS



(from Saudi Arabia )



and continued his search



for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.



At the end



of yet another discouraging



and fruitless day



checking his



Computer



(Made In Malaysia ),



Joe decided to relax for a while.



He put on his

sandals



(MADE IN BRAZIL )



poured himself a glass of



wine



(MADE IN FRANCE )



and turned on his



TV



(MADE IN INDONESIA ),



and then wondered



why he can't find



a good paying job



in AMERICA .
Hey, at least he has an electric skillet!
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Old 01-28-2009, 07:29 AM
 
Location: Way South of the Volvo Line
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Trouble is, how do you stop all those budget deprived Americans from shopping at Walmart and the Dollar Store. Those of us that complained about the influx of big box retailers taking our dollars out of state were drowned out by the throng. Now that they have eliminated the majority of smaller local retailers we're stuck with supporting that whole out sourced system.
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Old 01-28-2009, 08:23 AM
 
Location: central Maine
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Trouble is, how do you stop all those budget deprived Americans from shopping at Walmart and the Dollar Store. Those of us that complained about the influx of big box retailers taking our dollars out of state were drowned out by the throng. Now that they have eliminated the majority of smaller local retailers we're stuck with supporting that whole out sourced system.
I wished that you were wrong....
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Old 01-28-2009, 05:23 PM
 
Location: God's Country, Maine
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Cianbro is just suffering along with the rest of the economy. If the idiots in Washington and Disgusta would just do nothing, we will ride it all out in a few years. There will be plenty of entrepreneurs around to pick the carcasses and we will roar back, better than ever.
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Old 02-01-2009, 12:27 PM
 
Location: On a Slow-Sinking Granite Rock Up North
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[quote=mainebrokerman;7203436]reloop, my sister sent me this email (below) that drives your point home!


A very smart person coined that one...I've seen it before, but thanks for posting it.

It serves us well as a good reminder...
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Old 02-01-2009, 12:29 PM
 
Location: On a Slow-Sinking Granite Rock Up North
3,638 posts, read 6,165,606 times
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Originally Posted by tcrackly View Post
Trouble is, how do you stop all those budget deprived Americans from shopping at Walmart and the Dollar Store. Those of us that complained about the influx of big box retailers taking our dollars out of state were drowned out by the throng. Now that they have eliminated the majority of smaller local retailers we're stuck with supporting that whole out sourced system.
I hear you. That's why I try to shop smaller venues (what few are left that is) and ask myself if the latest flibnit or doodad are really worth it.
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