Brunswick Corp. will close Pipestone plant, three others (at bizjournals.com)

Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - by Brunswick Corp. plans to close its boat manufacturing plant in Pipestone, Minn., as part of a broad cost-cutting effort that will trim more than 1,400 jobs altogether. The Pipestone shutdown is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2009. The company doesn’t say how many employees will be affected in Pipestone. Brunswick, which announced the plans Thursday, also plans to... [read full story]