Jobless rates show improvements in July Aug 21, 2008
Trailer manufacturer Featherlite Inc., the county s largest employer, had a temporary layoff of 500 workers in early July, said John Hall, company spokesman. We did have a temporary plant shutdown and gave people the option to use vacation or they could apply for unemployment, Hall said. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Nevada, Maxwell students learn crime scene investigation Jul 29, 2007
Collins-Maxwell High School junior Amanda Coughenour, left, works with teammate Julianna Pearson, Norwalk, to learn blood types during the DMACC-Heartland AEA course entitled CSI Ankeny. Photo by Bob Zientara. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Featherlite plans layoffs, cites economic downturn May 22, 2007
CRESCO, Iowa - Featherlite Inc., which makes trailers, has announced plans to layoff 29 workers at its plant in Howard County ... On the Net: Featherlite Inc.: http://www. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Universal Trailer purchases Featherlite Apr 30, 2007
said it has completed a merger with Featherlite Inc., a manufacturer of aluminum trailers based in Cresco, Iowa. Shareholders of Featherlite, which traded on NASDAQ under the symbol FTHR, received $6. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Featherlite To Close Shenandoah Plant Apr 24, 2007
Featherlite Inc. said on Monday that it will close its steel manufacturing plant in Shenandoah in early July. The company said a softer-than-normal U.S. market for trailers, and the high costs of raw steel, are behind the decision to close the plant. (7 KETV Omaha)
Two Iowa factories to close this summer Apr 24, 2007
Featherlite Inc., based in Cresco, plans to close its steel trailer factory in Shenandoah in southwest Iowa in late June, eliminating 100 jobs. Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
RV scheme took 172 buyers for ride, lawsuit says Jan 3, 2007
The company receiver, Gary Lipson, contends the time-share plan started as an idea to relieve a business bind at Featherlite Inc., a manufacturer of trailers and motor coaches. In 2001, Featherlite's stock price was languishing. (Orlando Sentinel)
