At the dawn of the 20th century, Newton, Iowa was the "Washing Machine ... Last year the Whirlpool Corporation bought Maytag - washer, dryer and all. "We looked at every element of the business ...

NEWTON, Iowa (CNNMoney ... As the last Maytag machine rolled off the assembly line, the final shift workers signed their names on the washer's front panel, and turned off the lights.

but now Whirlpool is gradually closing Maytag’s operations in Newton, with the last washers and dryers expected to come out of the Newton production plant sometime next year. The museum has an ...

The last washers and dryers rolled off Maytag assembly ... a job expected to end in December. At its peak Maytag had 4,000 workers in Newton, a town of 16,000 people 30 miles east of Des Moines.

have been key to Newton's recovery, offering hope and a new generation of manufacturing in the central Iowa town that was almost solely focused on building Maytag washers, dryers and other ...

The Newton-based washer and dryer manufacturer was ... former board chairman at Maytag Dairy Farms, in a statement. The family collaborated with Iowa State University to create a uniquely American ...

In Newton, Iowa, Maytag’s home since ... an analyst at FTN Midwest. Maytag has been slow to keep up; its last new front-loading washer debuted in 1997. Until those new product lines are ready ...

Production of the Maytag washers and dryers that come off the line in Newton will shift to Whirlpool ... According to Swift, Iowa is “very important” to Whirlpool because of the remaining ...

Account of 1938 Maytag strike in ... in the country were made in Newton , Iowa , located thirty miles east of Des Moines, and now dubbed the "workshop of Iowa ." While General Electric (GE) and ...

Newton found a way to brand itself after Maytag left Newton, Iowa, is a much different place almost a decade and a half after the city lost its Fortune 500 company. The central Iowa city has spent ...