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Friday, April 26
Another drastic move out of Chicago: following in the footsteps of too many Chicago-based manufacturing firms, Radio Flyer "finally succumbed to low-cost production overseas after determining its Chicago plant was too expensive to maintain". While the company will keep its headquarters on the northwest side of the city, they are halting manufacturing operations and releasing nearly half of its 90 employees. After shifting manufacturing to China, the company expects to have about 50 city employees.