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Maytag newton iowa12/25/2023 ![]() ![]() He says he can't believe that Maytag will be gone. Paul Bell serves in the Iowa legislature and is a police officer in Newton. And she's sad to see that link with history diminished. RUSSELL: Pervis likes to recall to her customers how founder Fred Maytag designed his first washing machine, how he lived in town and sent his kids to school here. At Maytag, it was 30 years and you got to retire. And so, guess when she's not going to not have her job? At the 29th year. DENA JOHNSON PERVIS (Travel Agent, Newton, Iowa): I talked to one of my close friends and she put in, I think, 28 years out of Maytag. Local Travel Agent Dena Johnson Pervis'(ph) husband, father-in-law and two brothers worked at Maytag. RUSSELL: The plant closing was the talk at Midtown Cafe, located downtown in the former Maytag Hotel. VICKY DUSHEIN (Maytag Line Worker): I've been there for 22 years. In the crowd here was Maytag line worker Vicky Dushein(ph). Now the company town must adjust to life without its dominant corporate citizen. RUSSELL: But try as they might, Newtown officials could not convince Whirlpool to keep the Maytag operations open. ![]() A lot of people put a lot of time into the retention of jobs. Mayor CHARLES CHAZ ALLEN (Mayor of Newton, Iowa): Obviously, today is a disappointment. ![]() Within hours of the announcement, a crowd gathered to hear Mayor Chaz Allen, who could not hide his dismay. The news came with an announcement that Maytag will pull up its roots and move out of Newton, Iowa, a town the company has called home for more than 100 years.įrom Newton, Joyce Russell of Iowa Public Radio has more. This past week, the nation's largest appliance maker, Whirlpool, announced it had completed the purchase of Maytag. ![]()
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