DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Investigative Report

BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL

TA-W-85,660

PEAVEY ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF PEAVEY HOLDING CORPORATION
MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI

Determination and Basis: Actual/likely increase in
imports following a shift
abroad (C-5)

Subject Firm Address: 710 A Street
Meridian, MS 39301

Company Official Contact: Courtland Gray
CFO
Peavey Electronics Corp.
710 A Street
Meridian, MS 39301
601-483-5365

Company Official Email: courtland.gray@peavey.com

Article Produced by Firm: Sound reinforcement equipment

NAICS: 334310

Previous Determination: None

Countries Impacting Workers: China

Number of Workers Affected: 84

Total Number of Workers: 84

Number of Workers Age 50 & Older: 3+

Petitioner: State Workforce Official

Relevant Dates:
Institution Date: November 20, 2014
Petition Date: November 18, 2014
Impact Date: November 18, 2013

File:
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Investigator: Jacquelyn Mendelsohn


SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

Description of Worker Group and Article Produced
The workers of Peavey Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of
Peavey Holding Corporation, Meridian, Mississippi, are the
subject of this investigation. The workers are engaged in
activities related to the production of sound reinforcement
equipment [Business Data Request].

Narrative of Petitioner’s Allegation
The petitioner stated that the imports from China have
contributed importantly to worker separations at the Meridian,
Mississippi facility [Petition Document].

Employment Information
The subject firm will separate 84 workers in the upcoming months
[Business Data Request].

Shift/Acquisition Information
Peavey Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of Peavey Holding
Corporation, Meridian, Mississippi, has decided to move the
product to a facility in China through a third party vendor.
Products will be imported back into the United States. The
investigation revealed that the shift of production to
contributed importantly to workers separations [Business Data
Request and emails].

Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) Information
The investigation revealed that the subject firm employed 3
workers age 50 or over. Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has been
met because the workers in the workers’ firm possess skills that
are not easily transferrable. Finally, Section
246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) has been met because conditions within the
workers’ industry are adverse [Business Data Request].



DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-85,660

PEAVEY ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF PEAVEY HOLDING CORPORATION
MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI

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 (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm, or an appropriate
subdivision of the firm, have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become totally
or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i) there has been a shift in production by such
workers’ firm or subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with articles
which are produced by such firm or subdivision; and
(ii)(I) the country to which the workers’ firm has
shifted production of the articles is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States;
(II) the country to which the workers’ firm has
shifted production of the articles is a beneficiary
under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the
Caribbean Basin Economic Act; or
(III) there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of articles that are like or
directly competitive with articles which are or were
produced by such firm or subdivision

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on November 20, 2014 by a State Workforce Official on
behalf of workers of Peavey Electronics Corporation, a
subsidiary of Peavey Holding Corporation, Meridian,
Mississippi. The workers’ firm is engaged in activities
related to the production of sound reinforcement equipment.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers’ firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the employment
decline is related to the shift in production of sound
reinforcement equipment to a foreign country and there has
been or is likely to be an increase in imports of like or
directly competitive articles.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 26 U.S.C. 2813, 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.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied
if the following criteria are met:
(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry
are adverse).
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a
significant number of workers in the workers’ firm are 50 years
of age or older.
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has been met because the
workers in the workers’ firm possess skills that are not easily
transferrable.
Finally, Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) has been met because
conditions within the workers’ industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Peavey Electronics
Corporation, a subsidiary of Peavey Holding Corporation,
Meridian, Mississippi, who are engaged in activities related to
the production of sound reinforcement equipment meet the worker
group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
“All workers of Peavey Electronics Corporation, a
subsidiary of Peavey Holding Corporation, Meridian,
Mississippi, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 18, 2013 through two years
from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and are also eligible to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 2nd day of December 2014.

/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance