NE Oklahoma lay-offs

[Okla-homey]

Well folks, the Obama Recession ;) is deepening and hitting close to home. The Gatorade plant in Pryor announced they're letting 85 folks go. They released a statement wherein they posited people are less likely to include Gatorade in their beverage choices in tough economic times.

[AggieTool]

Obama Recession ;)

:D :D

[OklahomaTuba]

Things didn't get bad until the donks got control of congress.

Maybe we should just name it after them???

[SoonerStormchaser]

Tuba, your sig offends me...keep it up!

[Viking Kitten]

But Gatorade has electrolytes. They're what plants crave.

[yermom]

But Gatorade has electrolytes. They're what plants crave.

:D

in other Pryor news, didn't Google postpone their datacenter there?

[bluedogok]

I am sure that the Guadalajara, Mexico Gatorade plant will just keep humming along......

[JohnnyMack]

Free Trade kicks ***.

[SoonerInKCMO]

:D

in other Pryor news, didn't Google postpone their datacenter there?

Yep. There was an article about it in The Oklahoman sometime last week.

[bri]

Dang.

Good thing they've still got Country Fever and Rocklahoma to fall back on. GO TIGERS!! :D

[badger]

There is a greater context to this story - Gatorade invested a lot in Pryor. How much?

Gatorade invested $180 million. (http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?articleID=20080207_5_E1_hGato00052)

Gatorade built a NEW plant in Pryor, the largest plant in the country, to make and ship Gatorade to the mid-America region. They planned to have 250 employees working there when at full capacity and dump another $60k into the local United Way (whose local annual budget was about $60k, so the donation would double their budget)

But then, the layoffs started... it started with just 22. (http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=48&articleid=20081015_48_E1_TeGtrd486202)

But now, an additional 87. (http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=48&articleid=20081202_47_E1_TeGtrd90574)

Gatorade invested millions in Pryor, gave back to the community, gave hundreds new jobs right here in Oklahoma. This is a sad story.

[Ace]

But Gatorade has electrolytes. They're what plants crave.

Now if I could only find the time machine to get me back home.