Article: A hobbled march forward; Statewatch: Indiana.(Indiana's economy)

What will he do now?

Finding new things to do in the depths of the rustbelt

STEVEN CHU, the energy secretary, who specialises in atomic physics, travelled on June 2nd to Fort Wayne, Indiana, which specialises in pickup trucks. General Motors (gm) had declared bankruptcy the day before, and Mr Chu was one of many cabinet members sent to cheer up the rustbelt. He toured a local firm that makes geothermal heat pumps, then announced $50m to promote such technology. On the far side of town Orval Plumlee, the president of the local United Auto Workers, was too busy to leave the union hall. Panicked workers had been calling him non-stop.

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