[DeTomaso] Crane Cams goes down the tubes :<(

[Ken Green]

I think someone will buy the name and intellectual property, it's too valuable to just throw away.  Hopefully, the employees will get their jobs back, I guess they could buy the company if they really wanted to.  But the White House isn't doing much for small business so far, so I wouldn't expect any of the bailout going that way.
 
No one is saying it, but in the past, times like these killed off the sick and left more room for the healthy to thrive.  It's not a comfortable process, and even worse than in the past because way to many people got use to living in 110% of their incomes (thanks to the once a year refise).  Hopefully we will all make it through this, and come out a little wiser.
 
Ken






--- On Wed, 2/25/09, tony DiGiovanna <tonydigi at optonline.net> wrote:

From: tony DiGiovanna <tonydigi at optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Crane Cams goes down the tubes :<(
To: MikeLDrew at aol.com, detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 8:41 PM

That kinda leaves me a bit stunned.  Could it be, I will never again be able to
get a set of Crane Gold rockers?  Next thing you know, there'll be no such
thing as a small block chevy...really maybe.

One thing is for sure - we all better get used to change.  It's coming like
never before.

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 -------- Original Message --------
February 24, 2009

Crane Cams shuts down, workers laid off

By JIM WITTERS
Senior Business Writer

DAYTONA BEACH — Crane Cams, a 56-year-old auto parts manufacturer,
closed its doors this week and laid off its employees, a worker said today.

The news took Volusia County’s top economic development officer by
surprise. City, county and state officials were working with Crane Cams
and officials from its New Jersey parent, Mikronite Technologies, to
keep the company open and in the community.

“We were trying to help them through this transition,” said Rick
Michael, Volusia County economic development director. “They were
considering a transfer of ownership. We were not expecting any closure.”

An automated voice mail system at Crane’s plant on Fentress Boulevard
announced at midday today the company was closed and suggested calling
back during business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A call to Mikronite’s New
Jersey offices produced similar results. Six cars sat in the parking lot
early this afternoon at the local plant, which employed 220 just three
years ago.

Inside the lobby, a reception desk sat empty. A call from the lobby
phone got an answer from Dennis Burgess, who declined to comment and
said no one at the plant could provide information.

In the parking lot, 14-year employee Ronald Dorn was leaving the plant
for what he believed was the last time

He said workers were told during the past week that layoffs were likely,
but he didn’t expect the plant to close.

Mikronite received approval in 2006 to receive tax rebates from the
state and the county amid discussion about moving its New Jersey
operations here. But the company ended its contract with the state in
2008 due to nonperformance, Michael said.

“Crane has gone through a series of small layoffs recently,” he said.

Crane Cams and Crane Technologies Group were founded by Harvey J. Crane
Jr. in 1953 as Crane Engineering Inc. in Hallandale. The company is well
known in high-performance and racing circles for its line of camshafts
and engine valve train components.

In 1979, Crane Cams became an employee-owned company. Some operations
moved to Daytona Beach in 1981, with the remainder of the operation and
employees relocating here in 1985.

Mikronite, an industrial technology firm, bought Crane in 2006.

In March 2007, Mikronite sold its property on Fentress to STAG Capital
Partners of Boston, then signed a 10-year lease.




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