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recession
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 …
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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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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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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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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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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 matter what's going on ... I can eat'
Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:26 PM EDT
Linda Westphal, 61, had already retired when the economic downturn hit. Her husband Bruce, 65, was still working, but the deflating stock market shrunk their nest egg.
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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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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.
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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Flea market a stimulus unto itself
Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:54 PM EDT
Jim Seida / msnbc.com Women eat ice cream as they make their way through the Shipshewana Flea Market on Tuesday.
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Company plans to turn Bayer plant into renewable energy center
Seeded on Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:38 PM EDT (eTruth.com - Local News )
A Las Vegas company plans to purchase the old Bayer campus and turn it into a renewable energy center that will turn trash into electricity and bio-fuels.
A sign of recessionary times
Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:08 PM EDT
James Cheng / msnbc.com Lyle Ryman says the recession has been good for his sign business. The recession has hit Elkhart County hard, but not everybody is hurting.
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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.
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.
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.
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Arts groups receive stimulus grants
Seeded on Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:17 PM EDT (Lafayette Online)
Elkhart Center, Inc. has received a $50,000 grant from federal stimulus funds, one of 24 Indiana arts organizations to receive such support.
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.
Jobless benefits to continue
Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:37 PM EDT
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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