12 February, 2011

Talgo Moving from Milwaukee to Illinois?

A couple days ago the Chicago Tribune reported that the train manufacturer Talgo looks to be taking its jobs from Milwaukee and moving them across the border to Illinois. But it's not quite sure.

Under siege by New Jersey's attempts to lure businesses from Illinois and bruised by the Chicago Bears' loss to the Green Bay Packers, Gov. Pat Quinn went on the offensive and reeled in a maker of high-speed passenger trains that had set up shop in Wisconsin, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday.

"The governor (of Illinois) just was able to attract Talgo, which is a train manufacturing company from Wisconsin, to come to Illinois to manufacture train sets, which is quite a coup," LaHood said in Washington.

State officials said they are finalizing a deal with Spanish-owned Talgo Inc. Talgo officials could not be reached for comment.

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