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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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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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One in four metro areas in recovery mode
Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:46 PM EST
For many Americans, especially the almost 16 million out of work, merely mentioning the word "recovery" can make the blood boil.
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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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Back to the future with Horizon 2.0
Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:29 PM EST
In 2002, Elkhart government and business leaders issued an SOS: The Elkhart economy--though booming--was heading for trouble if it didn't start changing its ways.
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Suicides raise worries about recession’s real cost
Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:58 AM EST
ELKHART, Ind. - Coroner John White is presiding over a sad tally in this northern Indiana county, tracking rising numbers of suicides he believes are linked to the lingering recession.
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Guardsmen now in battle to find jobs
Mon Nov 2, 2009 8:11 AM EST
ELKHART, Ind. - Finding a job in this challenging economic climate is a pitched battle, not the sort of adrenaline-fueled forays that members of the Elkhart-based Indiana National Guard’s 1538th Transportation Company grew accustomed to during 10 months in Iraq.
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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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Sunday sale debate prompts mixed reactions
Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:29 AM EDT
In Elkhart, Ind., the general sense is that grocery and chain stores would benefit from adding Sunday sales, but liquor stores wouldn't because of adding costs to open an extra day. In Indiana, licensed stores can sell beer, wine and liquor, but not on Sundays due to what are k …
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Finding recession’s silver lining
Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:40 PM EDT
What’s your silver lining from the recession? Some say it's their family life, while others say it's a deeper connection to community. Tell us how the economic downturn has positively affected you.
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what recovery?
Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:32 PM EDT
I keep hearing that the country is recovering well from the recession. That is not the case in my town or in my own family for that matter. I was laid off in February and still havent found a job.
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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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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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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.
Laid-off workers eye the abyss
Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:42 AM EDT
Despite repeated extensions of the unemployment compensation program, some 1.5 million people are expected to exhaust their benefits by year’s end, and many don't know how they are going to cope.
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Kids get back-to-school boost
Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:40 PM EDT
As classes started throughout the Elkhart area on Tuesday, thousands of needy students were able to begin the new year armed with fresh supplies, new backpacks, and newly coiffed hair--in a kick off orchestrated by a dozen organizations and scores of volunteers.
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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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New company could bring 500 jobs to Elkhart County
Seeded on Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:03 PM EDT (WNDU-TV)
The president of a Las Vegas-based green technology company tells NBC station WNDU of South Bend that his firm could start manufacturing as early as October at a new plant in Middlebury, bringing as many as 500 jobs paying about $40,000 to Elkhart County.
The stimulus has landed, officials claim
Seeded on Fri Aug 7, 2009 3:29 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
President Barack Obama has barely left town, and already Elkhart leaders are trumpeting what they call the first real impact of the economic stimulus plan — the new runway at the airport.
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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Hoosiers’ questions for Obama
Tue Aug 4, 2009 1:46 PM EDT
Msnbc.com asked residents of Elkhart, Ind., to send us their questions for President Barack Obama, who is visiting the area Wednesday for the third time since last year’s campaign. Here is a sample.
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