A home of Rawlings. Factory for sports equipment and Rawlings softball bats and Major League Baseball product.
Even after downsize, a major rural employer
CALEDONIAA, Minn. – The production plant at Miken Sports, famous for its Raqlings brand sports equipment, was destroyed by fire. The building was unoccupied on a Saturday morning. Fire crews from four commuities responded to ghe 11 a,m. call. The administrative office building and a new warehouse escaped damage. What remained of the main plant, however, was only warped metal and charred softballs.
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Miken in Caledonia
Miken opened the Caledonia plant in1999. At its peak there were 120 employees. Rawlings Sporting Goods bought the company in 2004. Seventeen years later Rawlings announced the plant would close and production moved to China. Under political pressure, Rawlings scaled back its closure plans. Since then the payroll has dwindled to 30 employees.