[Magdalen] Oscar Meyer Closure.

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

I feel so bad for my home State's Capital, Madison, Wisconsin.
After 2/3rds of a century, Kraft/Heinz is closing its Oscar Meyers
headquarters and plant with terrible loss of 1,000 jobs.  
 
The Oscar Meyer brand isn't going away, however, but this is part of
a widespread "restructuring" of Kraft/Heinz, which has downsized
thousands of workers in earlier consolidations.  
 
What will Madison's East Side be like without the stench of the
slaughterhouse and meat packing odors apparent even through
closed car windows?
 
Seriously, though, this is a terrible blow to Madison, and the
authorities there "did not see it coming."
 
I'm reminded of the impact of Grand Metropolitan when they
purchased Pillsbury in Minneapolis, and strode into that city
like Mehmet II, Ottoman Sultan, claiming all for himself.and
Islam in 1453.
 
The downtown skyscraper headquarters of Pillsbury was
Grand Metropolitan's Hagia Sophia, and they strode into the
building, immediately dismissing a thousand Pillsbury executives.
 
I pray for all the torn up lives and for the City of Madison.  
You'd think trying to survive Gov. Walker would be enough sadness
for the next century.
 
 
David Strang.