DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,513

CADENCE INNOVATION, LLC
INJECTION TOOL CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS
SECONDARY EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTION AND FABRICATION BUSINESS
ALMONT, 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 November 30, 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, Almont, Michigan.
The workers produce injection molding secondaries.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facility declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that Cadence Innovation,
LLC recently began relying solely on imported injection molding
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, Almont, Michigan 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 secondaries
produced at Cadence Innovation, LLC, Injection Tool Construction
Business, Secondary Equipment Construction and Fabrication
Business, Almont, Michigan 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, Almont, Michigan who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 27,
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 11th day of December, 2006.



/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance