After the disappointment and fear that surrounded the broken promises by Cabletron and the abrupt loss and rumpled feelings that accompanied the Intermet/Ironton Iron closing, Ironton residents probably weren’t sure what to think when Liebert Corp.

Tuesday, August 22, 2000

After the disappointment and fear that surrounded the broken promises by Cabletron and the abrupt loss and rumpled feelings that accompanied the Intermet/Ironton Iron closing, Ironton residents probably weren’t sure what to think when Liebert Corp. came to town.

Would this be another business that employees worked their hearts out for only to find themselves jobless a few years later? Would millions in incentives from the state and local governments go to waste?

This past weekend, Liebert took a first step to becoming part of the community. Opening its doors to employees, their families and city officials, the company made every effort to make its new community feel it had nothing to fear.

No business can predict how its fortunes will go. A robust economy could turn sour, a market, soft. And those guarantees are not what Ironton residents want to hear from Liebert.

All they need to know is that they can trust this new corporate neighbor to be fair, open and a considerate partner in the development of the community and region.

And that is what Liebert’s open house was all about – thanking those whose superior efforts have already produced good results and promising to live up to their loyalty and hard work.

This could very well be just the neighbor that Ironton is looking for – and deserves.