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JustinWi

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MOTIV Featured on FOX News, vid inside
« on: January 08, 2010, 05:16:30 AM »
MOTIV will be on national FOX NEWS channel tonight during a program airing at 7pm EST! Check it out! They did a report on bowling ball manufacturing and included a segment on MOTIV.

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Re: MOTIV Featured on FOX News, vid inside
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2010, 06:08:27 PM »
Well I'm in PST, so will it still come on at 7pm for us?
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Re: MOTIV Featured on FOX News, vid inside
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2010, 06:24:04 PM »
I saw it at about 6:25 PM CST.  I can't state verbatim but these were my impressions.

They put a piece on where jobs were created in the Musekgon area and interviewed Scott Wilbur of Techline/Motiv. Believe the piece said that Wilbur was a past Brunswick employee.

Part of the 5 min. piece was on jobs moved to Mexico by Brunswick and that employees at the time in Muskegon were being paid $25/hour.

Also, that Motiv employees have some type of employee revenue sharing.
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Re: MOTIV Featured on FOX News, vid inside
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2010, 07:08:23 PM »
Tech-Line manufactured every weight block used in Brunswick balls made in the Muskegon plant, this includes MoRich and Lane #1 when Brunswick poured them.  Tech-Line has made blocks for just about everyone in the industry at one point or another.  So even tho the MOTIV brand is new, the people behind it have a few decades of experience in the bowling industry.


Scott Wilbur has been President of Tech-Line products for years, and they were in effect a sub-contractor for Brunswick.  His father originally started the company.


When Brunswick went to Mexico, that relationship was severed.  Tech-Line stayed put in Michigan and launched the MOTIV brand.  14 months and 7 balls later they have a fantastic offering.

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Re: MOTIV Featured on FOX News, vid inside
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2010, 07:15:32 PM »
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Tech-Line manufactured every weight block used in Brunswick balls made in the Muskegon plant, this includes MoRich and Lane #1 when Brunswick poured them. Tech-Line has made blocks for just about everyone in the industry at one point or another. So even tho the MOTIV brand is new, the people behind it have a few decades of experience in the bowling industry.


Scott Wilbur has been President of Tech-Line products for years, and they were in effect a sub-contractor for Brunswick. His father originally started the company.


When Brunswick went to Mexico, that relationship was severed. Tech-Line stayed put in Michigan and launched the MOTIV brand. 14 months and 7 balls later they have a fantastic offering.  


Justin,

Most of us that follow bowling closely knew what you stated for the newbies there ya go.

Did anyone else see the piece on Fox News?  It was about the economy and lost jobs.  

The statement about cores/balls steering the ball was funny.  Uneducated reporter but in general the 5 min. piece was good.



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Re: MOTIV Featured on FOX News, vid inside
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2010, 07:18:39 PM »


 Great story,great company,Techline/MOTIV you are making Michigan proud!

 I have posted this story about Techline/MOTIV before,but it
tells the story of the company.http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/01/things_are_rolling_for_motiv_b.html
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Re: MOTIV Featured on FOX News, vid inside
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2010, 07:38:55 PM »
Here is the segment up on youtube if anyone missed it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6KN47T407k

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Re: MOTIV Featured on FOX News, vid inside
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2010, 09:46:53 PM »
More info about the balls and company can be found on motivbowling.com, there is a growing forum community there as well.