Weekly Debrief: Master Lock plant closing is yet another blow for Milwaukee
BizTimes MKE: Milwaukee Business Insights
English - May 27, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsManagement Business News Business News milwaukee business management leadership wisconsin news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including Master Lock’s decision to close its Milwaukee plant, eliminating around 330 jobs. The closure represents another piece of bad news for the northwest side of Milwaukee, which has lost Leonardo DRS, Astronautics and others in recent years.
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