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RV industry no longer running on empty
Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:37 PM EST
ELKHART, Ind. - The wheels are slowly turning again for the RV industry here, the mainstay of this region’s economy.
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Long-term unemployed face dwindling options
Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:23 PM EST
ELKHART, Ind. - At the edge of this town, at the end of a long driveway, lives Lawrie Covey, who's at the end of her rope.
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Similar counties, but stimulus impact miles apart
Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:41 AM EST
RICHLAND, Wash. - If you want to win the stimulus sweepstakes, it helps to have one of the planet's nastiest toxic waste sites in your back yard.
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A welcome uptick in downtown diners
Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:22 PM EST
John Schoen / msnbc.com John Ravenscroft, manager of Mad Anthony's restaurant in Elkhart, Ind., says business is picking up.
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Move over, feds, as locals try stimulus too
Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:54 AM EST
ELKHART, Ind. - In hard-hit Elkhart, Ind., there are glimmers of economic hope as some recreational vehicle makers and other companies have begun hiring again after a long downturn.
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Reinvention, with help from the Rust Belt
Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:13 PM EST
Elkhart community leaders on Wednesday brainstormed ways to pull out of the recession, starting with the premise -- now self-evident -- that the county can no longer expect the RV industry to hold up the community.
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At biz fair, companies hazard some optimism
Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:31 PM EST
In the darkest hours of recession in Elkhart, optimists clung to this thread of hope: That in the past, this RV manufacturing economy always led the way into a downturn, but it also led the way out.The mood at the annual Biz-ness Expo this week, as reported by The Elkhart Truth …
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Federal money is spurring business interest in Elkhart County
Seeded on Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:57 AM EDT (eTruth.com - Local News )
Three businesses and the city of Elkhart are looking to take advantage of a federal program meant to create jobs and spur the economy by making it cheaper to borrow for big-ticket projects.
Stimulus targets stubborn foe — lead in homes
Thu Oct 8, 2009 10:37 AM EDT
ELKHART, Ind. - Anthony and Carolyn Hunt don’t know how many jobs a $3 million federal stimulus grant to prevent lead poisoning in young children will bring to their county, but to them that’s beside the point.
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Elkhart’s sister city — without its sibling’s woes
Tue Oct 6, 2009 8:37 AM EDT
BURTON-UPON-TRENT, England - Beer is no longer king in this English city — and it's just as well.
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RV sales grew in August
Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:50 PM EDT
Don't bury the RV industry just yet The Recreational Vehicle Industry Association reported late Friday that monthly wholesale shipments of recreational vehicles increased 5.3 percent in August compared to August 2008 -- the first monthly increase since October 2007.
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Wakarusa factory will add 49 production jobs
Seeded on Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:42 PM EDT (eTruth.com - Local News )
Dwyer Instruments Inc., will be hire 49 new production positions and invest more than $500,000 into its plant in Wakarusa, Ind.
Retraining roulette: New skills, no new job
Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:44 PM EDT
Hundreds of thousands of laid-off American workers are undergoing federally subsidized retraining in hopes of landing a job in a new field. For some, it feels like an exercise in futility. Msnbc.com's Mike Brunker reports.
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Elkhart plays the downtown card
Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:15 AM EDT
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy'Make Your Mark,' a promotional video commissioned by Elkhart's downtown association, aims to counter negative media coverage of the city's economic woes by highlighting the city center's attributes.
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Meet the Flash
Tue Sep 8, 2009 12:31 PM EDT
J. Tyler Klassen / Elkhart Truth Visitors watch the unveiling of the new Electric Motors Corp. electric-hybrid truck in Wakarusa, Ind., on Saturday, Sept. 5.
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Lawmakers get earful from wary voters
Tue Sep 8, 2009 7:19 AM EDT
The fate of President Barack Obama’s massive health care overhaul could lie in the hands of centrist Democrats like Indiana Rep. Joe Donnelly, whose constituents seem wary of doing too much, too fast.
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Time for a grand unveiling
Fri Sep 4, 2009 1:27 PM EDT
The Electric Motors Corp., which has gotten a lot of attention for its plans to build hybrid trucks in north-central Indiana, on Saturday will unveil a prototype of the vehicle that it hopes will be an economic engine for the hard-hit area.
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Sign of the times: RV show scrapped
Tue Sep 1, 2009 12:23 PM EDT
If you needed further proof that the recreational vehicle industry is still in the doldrums, the cancellation of the Midwest RV Super Show -- held annually in Elkhart County for 54 years -- should provide it.
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As economy tanks, blacks find new ways to make do
Seeded on Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:54 AM EDT (The Grio)
discriminating against anything." The economic downturn hasn't spared any group. Unemployment -- 9.4 percent nationwide and 18.7 percent in the city of Elkhart -- has jumped across the board as the economy has soured.
Elkhart County's jobless rate inches down again
Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:52 AM EDT
The latest jobless numbers show continued improvement in Elkhart County, but the progress is painfully slow.
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For Amish, recession is challenge, blessing
Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:44 PM EDT
A severe downturn in the RV industry has forced hundreds of Amish people out of factory jobs, causing pain but also allowing some to take a step back to simplicity and community.
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Goshen's Keystone RV to expand, hire 200 this fall
Seeded on Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:15 PM EDT (eTruth.com - Local News )
After months of layoffs, Keystone RV has acquired a 140,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and expects to hire 200 employees during the fall to meet what it expects to be a slight rebound in consumer demand, Keystone President Ron Fenech said Monday.
No cash for medical bills? Bartering pays
Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:00 AM EDT
The recession has revived an old rural tradition by prompting many health care providers to offer patients the option of paying for the non-covered costs of medical and dental care through barter. Msnbc.com's JoNel Aleccia reports.
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Some Amish concerned about U.S. spending
Wed Aug 5, 2009 3:51 PM EDT
President Barack Obama's visit to Elkhart County Wednesday prompted mixed feelings from the area's large Amish community, which has been hard-hit by the recession in part because many of them have lost their jobs in the recreational vehicle industry.
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