ST. CLOUD – Area Republican state Reps. Jim Knoblach, Tim O'Driscoll, Jeff Howe and Tama Theis issued the following joint statement following Tuesday’s announcement that Electrolux will cease local production at the end of next year:
“The closing of the Electrolux plant in St. Cloud is truly unfortunate, and will cause significant disruptions and challenges for families in our area. State programs are already in place to help dislocated workers and we are happy to provide assistance and information as this situation unfolds. While there is no good news out of this situation, the fact that Electrolux plans to continue production through 2019 does provide us with some lead time to examine whether there is anything additionally we can do legislatively to ease the transition for people who are impacted.”
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