State still offering Harley $15M

Fri. October 30, 2009; Posted: 12:59 PM

Oct 30, 2009 (The York Dispatch - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- HOG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- A state offer to give Harley-Davidson Inc. at least $15 million in state money still stands, regardless of the company's plans to cut hundreds of jobs at the Springettsbury Township plant, said a spokesman for Gov. Ed Rendell.

The governor pledged the incentive package to keep the company, which is considering relocation, in York.

Rendell had said the offer would range from $15 million to $20 million depending on job creation and retention numbers to be provided by the company.

Earlier this week, the company announced it plans to outsource "non-core" work -- currently done at the York plant -- to companies in its supply chain. A union representative has said the change will probably cost the plant about 400 jobs.

State's stance: But Rendell spokesman Michael Smith said the governor's earlier offer still stands, and that there are several different funding streams which could be used for the package. Not all of the funding streams require a certain amount of jobs be retained, he said.

Harley spokeswoman Pat Sweeney has said the non-core work will be moved regardless of whether the company decides to stay in York. The company is expected to make the decision by the end of December.

The union workforce at the plant was aware the company was planning to move non-core work -- such as sub-assembly of bike components, chrome plating and the making of small parts -- to its network of suppliers, she said.

The company had previously agreed to

review a union-submitted plan to keep the jobs at the plant, but the company decided to go with its original plan because it will be more cost-competitive and efficient to outsource to suppliers, she said.

The plant currently employs 2,100 union and 250 salaried workers.

--Reach Christina Kauffman at 505-5436 or ckauffman@yorkdispatch.com.

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