DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,519

HOLM INDUSTRIES, INC./ILPEA, INC.
GALESBURG, ILLINOIS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 12, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Holm Industries, Inc./ILPEA, Inc., Galesburg,
Illinois. The workers produce refrigerator components.
The investigation revealed employment declined at the
subject company during the relevant time periods.
The investigation also revealed that the subject company is
shifting production from the subject facility to Mexico.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of who Holm Industries, Inc./ILPEA, Inc.,
Galesburg, Illinois became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 11, 2002 through two
years from the date of certification are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974"
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 22nd day of August 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance