{"id":1257,"date":"2009-12-04T13:10:39","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T20:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kineticdiecasting.com\/kdc\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2012-07-09T10:47:05","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T17:47:05","slug":"citation-buys-iowa-based-blackhawk-closes-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kineticdiecasting.com\/kdc\/citation-buys-iowa-based-blackhawk-closes-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Citation Buys Iowa-Based Blackhawk Closes Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fblike_button\" style=\"margin: 10px 0;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kineticdiecasting.com%2Fkdc%2Fcitation-buys-iowa-based-blackhawk-closes-plant%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;font=verdana&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:23px\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Citation Buys Iowa-Based Blackhawk, Will Allow Plant to Close &#8211; Released on November 30, 2009 &#8211; <\/p>\n<p>Citation Corp., Novi, Mich., announced it has acquired Blackhawk Foundry &#038; Machining Co., Davenport, Iowa, but will not maintain the plant\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n<p>According to a press release issued by Citation, Blackhawk\u2019s Davenport facility will be closed by its current owners. Citation will acquire the company\u2019s customer contracts and some equipment, which will be transferred to three of Citation\u2019s facilities in Berlin, Wis., Bessemer, Ala., and Biscoe, N.C., by February 2010.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus continues to be on further strengthening our diversification strategy,\u201d said Citation President and Chief Executive Officer Doug Grimm. \u201cThe Blackhawk acquisition further enhances our market diversification.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Blackhawk purchase, Citation announced the sale of its Albion, Ind., machine shop, a 68,000-sq.-ft. facility with 25 employees that primarily manufactures marine engine manifolds, to Busche Machine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sale of our Albion facility allows us to concentrate on our core iron casting and machining capability,\u201d Grimm said. \u201cThe Albion business fits better with Busche Machine\u2019s principal products, markets and manufacturing footprint. We\u2019re accelerating our effort to concentrate on core iron casting and machining, which includes our 250,000-sq.-ft. Menomonee Falls, Wis., facility that has 180 machining centers and employs 150 people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Grimm, Citation has reset its business model to reflect the global economic changes that have occurred during 2009. Citation is a privately held corporation that employs 1,100 at 10 manufacturing facilities. The company designs, develops and manufactures components for the transportation and industrial markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA vast majority of the Blackhawk business is in the agriculture, energy, military and construction markets, which further bolsters our balance of industrial and transportation customers,\u201d Grimm said. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kineticdiecasting.com\" title=\"Kinetic Die Casting Company\">Kinetic Die Casting Company<\/a> can manufacture aluminum car parts, aluminum hardware, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kineticdiecasting.com\/lighting.html\" title=\"Aluminum Lighting Parts\">Aluminum Lighting Parts<\/a>aluminum lighting parts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citation Buys Iowa-Based Blackhawk, Will Allow Plant to Close &#8211; Released on November 30, 2009 &#8211; Citation Corp., Novi, Mich., announced it has acquired Blackhawk Foundry &#038; Machining Co., Davenport, Iowa, but will not maintain the plant\u2019s operations. 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