Wisconsin politicians met with General Motors Corp. officials Friday to negotiate alternatives to closing the GM plant in Janesville, Wis.
The GM plant, which employs roughly 2,400 workers, has been operating in Janesville since 1919. In June, the company announced plans to shut down the plant by 2010.
U.S. Sens. Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl, D-Wis., and U.S. Rep Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., met with GM CEO Rick Wagoner in Washington, D.C., and offered an incentive package for keeping the Janesville plant open.
According to a statement, the package outlined the economic advantages of GM maintaining its presence in Janesville.
Gov. Jim Doyle and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who is from Janesville, also met with GM officials in Detroit Friday to present a proposal for keeping the GM plant operating in Janesville.
We opened up a good, constructive discussion with General Motors that we will look forward to continuing,"" Doyle said in a statement.
