Harley to open research center in Silicon Valley

September 5, 2018 11:22 am Leave a comment

Harley-Davidson Inc. says it plans to build a research and development center in Silicon Valley to work on electric motorcycles.

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Trump’s Harley boycott call roils Wisconsin primary

August 14, 2018 9:46 am Leave a comment

Gov. Scott Walker laughs before riding in the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary Parade in Milwaukee. President Donald Trump's call for a boycott of Harley-Davidson motorcycles has forced Gov. Walker and other Republicans to either criticize the president or stick with the Milwaukee-based company just ahead of the primary election on Tuesday. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, File)

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson both came out on Monday against boycotting Harley-Davidson, doing so a day after President Donald Trump said it would be "great" if there were a boycott.

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As Harley looks abroad to juice sales, tariffs hit home

July 24, 2018 10:43 am Leave a comment

FILE- This April 27, 2017, file photo shows the Harley-Davidson name on the gas tank of a bike in Glenview, Ill. Harley-Davidson topped Wall Street expectations again on steady sales in Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, though shipments slipped by 11 percent in the second quarter and the company warned that new EU tariffs would pressure operating margins. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

With sales stagnant at home, Harley-Davidson has looked increasingly overseas for buyers of its well-known motorcycles.

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FROM THE GROUND UP: Trump, Walker mark start of Foxconn work (UPDATE)

June 28, 2018 3:06 pm Leave a comment

Steve Schmuki, of Waukesha, holds up a sign in Mount Pleasant's Smolenski Park on Thursday in protest of the $10 billion factory complex Foxconn Technology Group is building nearby. Schmuki and hundreds of other demonstrators rallied to express their concerns about the $4.5 billion worth of taxpayers incentives that have been offered to Foxconn and the plant’s possible effects on the environment. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

President Donald Trump and Gov. Scott Walker grabbed a pair of golden shovels on Thursday and began moving piles of dirt under the hot June sun as part to mark the start of work on the Foxconn Technology Group project.

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Harley-loving Gov. Walker put in bind with Trump (UPDATE)

June 26, 2018 9:33 am Leave a comment

Gov. Scott Walker laughs before riding in 2013 in the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary Parade in Milwaukee. The Republican governor finds himself in a difficult place as President Donald Trump has taken to criticizing the Milwaukee-based company for its announcement that it will respond to his administration's tariffs on aluminum and steel by moving some of its production overseas. The president tweeted on Tuesday that if Harley goes through with its plans, "it will be the beginning of the end." (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Mike De Sisti, via AP, File)

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's full-throttled love affair with Harley-Davidson motorcycles has been intertwined with his rising political career, but now he must cope with revved up criticism of the Milwaukee-based company from President Donald Trump.

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Harley, stung by tariffs, shifts some production overseas

June 25, 2018 1:22 pm Leave a comment

Harley-Davidson, up against spiraling costs from tariffs, will begin to shift its production of motorcycles that are bound for Europe from the U.S. to factories overseas.

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Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson braces for tariff cost increases

June 1, 2018 8:38 am Leave a comment

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson could see the price of its motorcycles rise as the result of trade tensions.

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Harley-Davidson shutting down plant amid shipment decline

January 30, 2018 9:48 am Leave a comment

A sign outside a Harley-Davidson dealership in Glenshaw, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Harley-Davidson Inc. will close its Kansas City, Missouri, plant as part of a cost-cutting step as it continues to face dwindling shipments.

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Paul Ryan discusses tax reform with Harley-Davidson leaders

September 19, 2017 9:02 am Leave a comment

House Speaker Paul Ryan tours a Harley-Davidson factory on Monday in Menomonee Falls, Wis. Ryan toured the factory and then held a round-table discussion with company leaders. Ryan says he wants to talk with company officials about how his plans can help Harley-Davidson. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Monday after a tour of a Harley-Davidson factory in Wisconsin he understands why the motorcycle-maker is opening a manufacturing plant in Thailand, calling it a "market-access move."

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NLRB Charges

July 31, 2015 11:41 am Leave a comment

The National Labor Relations Board investigates charges against employers or union chapters accused of violating the National Labor Relations Act. The board has not yet issued decisions on these charges.

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