Two community leaders are blaming racism for the recent loss of two-hundred corporate jobs at Kimberly-Clark in the Fox Cities. Outgoing United Way Fox Cities President Peter Kelly says K-C executives told him employees of color were not comfortable living here. Former Appleton Diversity Coordinator Kathy Flores adds that Kimberly-Clark officials had come to them during her time at City Hall asking for greater support of anti-racism efforts in the community. Earlier this month, K-C announced those two-hundred corporate positions would be moved to offices in Chicago.
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