A few jobs, and a reprieve for the jobless

The latest unemployment numbers are out, indicating that the Elkhart area is, well, moving in the right direction, but the modest improvement isn’t about to spark any spontaneous dancing in the streets.

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Vroom, vroom: RV company to hire 400

Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:51 PM EST

In another stirring of life in the RV industry, a producer of towable RVs in Elkhart announced that it will hire 400 more workers to step up production, The Elkhart Truth reported on Wednesday.Heartland Recreational Vehicle LLC has new demand, which dealers say is at least in pa …

A welcome uptick in downtown diners

Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:22 PM EST

By The Elkhart Project

John Schoen / msnbc.com John Ravenscroft, manager of Mad Anthony's restaurant in Elkhart, Ind., says business is picking up.

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Recession raises the bar on inmate work release

Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:44 PM EDT

Kari Huus / msnbc.com Antinio Long, 34, awaits a ride to a new job outside a work release facility where he is serving time because of missed child support payments. In better times, even those behind bars were better off.

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Nightly News: Encouraging signs in Elkhart

Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:18 PM EDT

NBC Nightly News correspondent Kevin Tibbles reports from Elkhart County on signals that the local economy is improving. Click on the video above to watch his report. Or click here to read a profile of RV worker Marlin Hostetler, featured in the Nightly News story.

Elkhart County jobless rate dips again

Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:48 AM EDT

Elkhart County's unemployment rate dipped to 15 percent in September, registering its sixth straight monthy decline, according to figures released Wednesday by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.

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Local economy 'in recovery,' but celebration will wait

Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:25 AM EDT

It may not feel like it for those who are out of work or deep in debt, but Elkhart is one of the 79 U.S.

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No fond farewell for Mega Shredder

Wed Oct 7, 2009 6:07 PM EDT

It sounds like a character from a "Transformers" movie and looks the part. And jubilant neighbors say its departure will certainly transform their lives by removing a dirty, noisy, stinky nuisance from their midst.

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Grim new concerns for one of Elkhart's 'Faces'

Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:54 AM EDT

By Mike Stuckey

Jim Seida / msnbc.com file Jennifer Holderread is growing more concerned as her husband runs through his unemployment benefits and her own job seems less secure.

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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.

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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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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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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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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.

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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.

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Company will bring Elkhart 241 jobs from Sweden

Seeded on Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:19 PM EDT (eTruth.com - Local News )

Dometic Corp. plans to relocate a manufacturing facility from Sweden to Elkhart in exchange for a 10-year tax incentive, a break that led company officials to choose Elkhart over Mexico and China.

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Video: Elkhart, Indiana, ground zero in the recession

Seeded on Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:02 PM EDT (True/Slant.com)

Evocative video from free-lance journalist Austin Considine.

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Where will the new jobs come from?

Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:14 PM EDT

Marshall King, news editor of The Elkhart Truth, discusses the areas where Elkhart's leaders hope new manufacturing jobs will be created in an interview with MSNBC Cable's Chris Jansing.

County's unemployment rate falls

Seeded on Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:02 PM EDT (eTruth.com - Local News )

Howard County continued to top the state's jobless list in June while Elkhart County's numbers fell, according to figures released Friday from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.

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A degree, a pile of applications, no job offers for new grads

Seeded on Mon Jul 6, 2009 11:42 AM EDT (eTruth.com - Local News )

While graduating from college even a couple years ago brought a sense of security or entitlement, new grads are now often feeling frustration and doubt. It's easy to see why.

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Jobless benefits to continue

Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:37 PM EDT

By alex-johnson

Answering what has probably been a concern for many in Elkhart and around the state, NBC station WISE in Fort Wayne reports that unemployment benefits will continue to be paid even if the budget crisis shuts down the state government. Gov.

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Elkhart jobless rate no longer state's worst

Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:06 PM EDT

Elkhart County no longer has the state's highest unemployment rate. That dubious distinction belongs to Howard County, home to Kokomo, according to new state figures broken down by Marilyn Odendahl in The Elkhart Truth.

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Generosity baked into bread line

Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:56 PM EDT

Rain was no deterrent Saturday at Elkhart's Rhapsody in Green Festival, as the Bimbo bakery chain gave away 9,000 bags of bread and other baked goods to folks who need help making ends meet.