Joyce Tarter didn’t exaggerate when she said working at Haldex Brake was like being around family — she often was.
Tarter and her husband, Jim, count eight relatives who worked at Haldex at one time or another since the brake manufacturer opened its doors in 1973.
Now she and Jim — both of whom have been at Haldex for more than three decades — are among the 160 employees at the Iola manufacturing facility who will be put out of work when the plant closes, most likely by the end of the year.
“I know I’m going to be emotional when the time…
Iolans: Haldex like family
