DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,180

CADENCE INNOVATION, LLC
INJECTION TOOL CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS
SECONDARY EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTION AND FABRICATION BUSINESS
CHESTERFIELD, MICHIGAN

TA-W-60,180A

CADENCE INNOVATION, LLC
INJECTION TOOL CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS
SECONDARY EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTION AND FABRICATION BUSINESS
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN

TA-W-60,180B

CADENCE INNOVATION, LLC
INJECTION TOOL CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS
FRASER, MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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 its 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 2, 2006, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Cadence
Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool Construction Business, Secondary
Equipment Construction and Fabrication Business, Chesterfield,
Michigan (TA-W-60,180); Cadence Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool
Construction Business, Secondary Equipment Construction and
Fabrication Business, Sterling Heights, Michigan (TA-W-60,180A) and
Cadence Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool Construction Business,
Fraser, Michigan (TA-W-60,180B).
Cadence Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool Construction Business,
Secondary Equipment Construction and Fabrication Business,
Chesterfield, Michigan (TA-W-60,180) and Cadence Innovation, LLC,
Injection Tool Construction Business, Secondary Equipment
Construction and Fabrication Business, Sterling Heights, Michigan
(TA-W-60,180A) produced injection molding tools and secondaries.
Cadence Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool Construction Business,
Fraser, Michigan (TA-W-60,180B) produced injection molding tools.
The investigation also revealed that employment and production
at each of the locations declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that Cadence Innovation,
LLC recently began relying solely on imported injection molding
tools and secondaries.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in the case of Cadence Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool
Construction Business, Secondary Equipment Construction and
Fabrication Business, Chesterfield, Michigan (TA-W-60,180); Cadence
Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool Construction Business, Secondary
Equipment Construction and Fabrication Business, Sterling Heights,
Michigan (TA-W-60,180A) and Cadence Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool
Construction Business, Fraser, Michigan (TA-W-60,180B) that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that an increase on imports of articles
like or directly competitive with injection molding tools and
secondaries produced at Cadence Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool
Construction Business, Secondary Equipment Construction and
Fabrication Business, Chesterfield, Michigan (TA-W-60,180); Cadence
Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool Construction Business, Secondary
Equipment Construction and Fabrication Business, Sterling Heights,
Michigan (TA-W-60,180A) and Cadence Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool
Construction Business, Fraser, Michigan (TA-W-60,180B) contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Cadence Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool
Construction Business, Secondary Equipment Construction and
Fabrication Business, Chesterfield, Michigan (TA-W-60,180);
Cadence Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool Construction Business,
Secondary Equipment Construction and Fabrication Business,
Sterling Heights, Michigan (TA-W-60,180A) and Cadence
Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool Construction Business, Fraser,
Michigan (TA-W-60,180B) who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 2, 2005, through
two years from the date of certification are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act
of 1974 and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 27th day of October, 2006.



/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance