A Japanese Harley?
At 6:30 a.m. today, I was stationed at the entrance of the Harley-Davidson plant in Springettsbury Township. My goal was to catch workers as they left the plant and ask them what they thought of the...
View ArticleMix of York County business news
Miss some of the biz news last week? Here are some highlights. Harley union members met with Rendell on Friday. The governor is optimistic. The company is making no guarantees. Was it a slow news day...
View ArticleNew Harley commercial highlights York plant
Lauren Boyer posted this video to Facebook yesterday. It’s a Harley-Davidson commercial filmed right here in York: Here’s some of the reaction: “Nicely done. they sure are painting a pretty picture. My...
View ArticleReporter, Harley-Davidson mishap in live TV spot
She wasn’t hurt (thankfully), just a little embarrassed at the minor topple of a Harley-Davidson. It was a big bike, and she is a small reporter. Gotta love live TV. Check it out.
View ArticleAlternative uses for the orange, high visibilty vest you get on Harley’s...
Checked out Harley’s Steel Toe Tour the other day. This is me, as happy as can be, after my Steel Toe Tour. I enjoyed the experience but couldn't figure out what to do with the vest I got to keep. The...
View ArticleMade in the U.S.A.
In celebration of Independence Day, TheStreet is celebrating “10 Iconic Products Made in the U.S.A.” – but there is one noticeable product missing, at least to York countians. The article features...
View ArticleHave you worked as a Harley casual? Tell us about it.
Are you looking for work? I hear Harley is hiring. If you’re out of work, this sounds like the perfect opportunity. I mean, $16.75 to $23.30 per hour? That’s no chump change. The higher range of that...
View ArticleHarley-Davidson’s York plant recognized by IndustryWeek as one of 2013′s...
Harley-Davidson’s renovated plant includes a new way motorcycles are assembled — on carts that follow magnetic tape on the floor, instead of on conveyor belts anchored in concrete — and is designed to...
View ArticleHarley-Davidson’s credit union to merge with White Rose Credit Union
The credit union for employees at Harley-Davidson Inc.’s Springettsbury Township manufacturing plant will merge into the larger White Rose Credit Union under a plan Pennsylvania banking regulators...
View ArticleMore from Wednesday night’s Manufacturers’ Association meeting
Penn State head football coach James Franklin roused the audience Wednesday night with his talk at The Manufacturers’ Association’s 109 annual meeting. But Franklin’s rah-rah appearance wasn’t the only...
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