Kaboom...Kaneda's rumor was right.

Let the poaching begin!

Honestly, setting up a pinball assembly line can't be that hard compared to a lot of other manufacturing. JJP makes very few parts on site. Its a matter of taking the fixtures and assembly stations out of one building and moving it to the new building. Air and power drops are pretty much the main things they need to get assembly back up and going. Also, new employee training. I've been involved with much more complex plant moves in the last few years...but I am not seeing a whole lot of pain in moving JJP after watching their plant tour videos. Incidentally, the last plant I helped move was out of Chicago and into rural Indiana due to union issues.

I just want to congratulate you on making a map without fake pinball locations on it.

Yeah, their top guys staying with the company. Don't think there would not have been key people who would have quit over moving their families to some crappy flyover state.

I didn't call Illinois a crappy flyover state, I said "some crappy flyover state". They were already in Illinois. And yes, I wouldn't move to PA either if given the choice. People are leaving this joint in droves for a reason.

Toyshock.

Whirlpool engineering and tech is an oxymoron. Well, I guess you can engineer with the intent of making sure your products only last 2-3 years.

Good lord people....I guess Jersey Mike's should change their name also? I guess Komatsu heavy equipment should change their name since they are no longer in Komatsu as well

Moving a pinball assembly line isn't that hard. Its not like they are moving heavy machinery and robots into place. Heck, JJP's work stations were already on wheels. JJP does not seem to manufacture any of their own parts, so we are talking strictly assembly. Plumb some air lines in and drop power lines off the bus ducts. Pallet racking can be installed in a shift or two. I've helped move far more complex operations in a week or two. JJP will probably run into more issues getting their supply chain back up to speed due to COVID than getting their new assembly line functional. Cheap shipping from abroad on anything but the slow boat is a thing of the past. All those cheap and plentiful flights that shipped cargo along with passengers across the world have been nonexistent the last few months.