When Maytag left Newton, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley knew it meant trouble.

Today, he’s happy to see other manufacturers, like Walter G. Anderson, make use of the facility. To show his gratitude, he toured the former Maytag warehouse facility Thursday.

“(I’m) glad to know that somebody is using a Maytag building,” Grassley said. “Isn’t that a legitimate thing after how hard we worked to keep Maytag here, and how it didn’t work out? And second of all, the tremendous amount of work that gets done in an efficient way through all the fancy equipment they have. Thirdly, to find out from the people who started the company that they think well of Iowa workers.”