Harley-Davidson: Kansas City is among choices for relocating Wis. production, up to 1,630 jobs

Harley: Kansas City among choices for relocation

MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson Inc. says Kansas City is one of the proposed cities where the motorcycle company might relocate some production.

Company spokesman Bob Klein said Friday a number of alternate sites remain on the table. He declined to say which other sites, or how many, are being considered.

Klein says he’s confirming Kansas City because a union leader revealed the site to members in a letter.

Harley-Davidson has been a Milwaukee institution since it was founded 107 years ago. But the company has threatened to move its Wisconsin production — and up to 1,630 jobs — to another state if local unions don’t agree to a number of cost-saving concessions.

The company says it expects to make its decision by mid-September.

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