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 ...

The last washers and dryers were rolling 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) -- The last washers and dryers were rolling off Maytag assembly lines here Thursday and the 550 workers who built them were preparing to leave the 2 million-square-foot factory ...

Union workers at Maytag Corp. are staffing pickets and pondering leaner finances after walking off their jobs at the company's central Iowa washer and dryer assembly plants. Contract talks broke ...

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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- As Whirlpool Corp. prepares to shut down the Maytag corporate headquarters and a washer and dryer factory in Newton later this year, company officials said Wednesday they ...

NEWTON, Iowa — Maytag brand major appliances ... according to a statement by William L. Beer, president of Maytag’s major appliance division. Maytag washers, dryers, ranges, dishwashers and ...