| 
  • If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old.

  • You already know Dokkio is an AI-powered assistant to organize & manage your digital files & messages. Very soon, Dokkio will support Outlook as well as One Drive. Check it out today!

View
 

06-21-2006

Page history last edited by PBworks 17 years, 4 months ago


 

06/21/2006

ROMNEY WELCOMES SAMSONITE TO MASSACHUSETTS

 

MANSFIELD – Governor Mitt Romney today welcomed Samsonite to Massachusetts following the company’s announcement its principal North American office would move here.

 

In October 2005, Samsonite moved 120 jobs from Rhode Island to Mansfield. Just last month, the company announced it would move its main North American office and many of its jobs from Denver, Colorado to Mansfield. When the move is complete, the total number of employees in Mansfield will be 220 at an average salary of $67,000.

 

“We have been actively working with companies that see the clear benefit of expanding in Massachusetts,” said Romney. “While we have steadily added jobs and great companies like Samsonite, we still need to do more to make our business climate more attractive for job growth.”

 

Samsonite is the worldwide leader in travel products that include luggage, handbags, backpacks and computer cases. The company was founded in 1911 and had net sales of more than $902 million in its 2005 fiscal year.

 

The company cited a number of reasons why it decided to move to Massachusetts including the skilled workforce, tax incentives directly tied to new job creation and proximity to Logan Airport and TF Green in Rhode Island.

 

“The talent pool and effort of the state’s business development office to make our move a smooth one were key factors in our decision to come to Massachusetts,” said Tom Korbas, Samsonite President of the Americas. “We want to thank Governor Romney and local officials in Mansfield for their ongoing support and commitment to our needs.”

 

“I want to join the Town of Mansfield in welcoming Samsonite and extending our appreciation for choosing our community as your new home,” said Senator James E. Timilty of Walpole. “Today is a celebration of the success we can achieve when local and state leaders work together with the business community to promote a healthy economic environment to attract businesses and expand jobs in the Commonwealth.”

 

The Legislature recently sent economic stimulus legislation to the Governor containing many of the proposals he included in the stimulus bill he filed more than a year ago. The bill includes funding for a sales force to help attract new jobs and the creation of a $100 million pool of money to pay for infrastructure costs directly tied to job growth. The legislation is currently under review.

 

“Romney Wants State Troopers to Arrest Illegals”

 

Yvonne Abraham & Scott Helman

The Boston Globe

 

“Mitt Romney wants the feds to OK his plan for Massachusetts state police officers to have the authority to arrest illegal immigrants solely on their immigration status.”

 

“’It's one more thing you can do to make this a less attractive place for illegal aliens to come to work,’ the Massachusetts governor said.”

 

"I think that's a good thing," said Representative Marie J. Parente, a Milford Democrat whose community has enacted licensing regulations that make it more difficult for undocumented immigrants to settle there.”

 

“’We need to do something,’" Parente told the Boston Globe. "I think that will be a message, that the state of Massachusetts welcomes you if you're within the law."

 

“The state legislature would have to approve the arrangement Romney is seeking, and the plan has many critics.”

Comments (0)

You don't have permission to comment on this page.