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IBP site fights divide Manchester and Sterling
The IBP plant proposal split communities as opponents accuse Kramer and local leaders of favoritism. Manchester and Sterling face different economic incentives, wage concerns, and union dynamics while weighing 1200 new jobs and site choices near Rockwell Collins and other industries.
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IBP
Manchester
Lake Delhi
Illinois Labor Alliance
United Steel Workers of America Union
Sterling
General Battery
Rockwell Collins
Bill Durham
Dave Heinz
Occidental Petroleum
Rose Bacon
Jim Swanson
Sterling Industrial Development Commission
Swanson
IEP
Alvin “Bud” Gienapp
Farm Mutual
Gienapp
Kramer
Heinz
Bacon
Cooper