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Article: ELKHART CO. RV PLANT TO GET VISIT FROM PRESIDENT
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- August 5, 2009
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INDIANAPOLIS - President Barack Obama is in Indiana today to
discuss the economy and announce a manufacturing grant in Wakarusa,
a tiny northeast Indiana town at the epicenter of the economic
collapse.
The town of 1,700, located about 12 miles south of Elkhart, is
bracing itself in hopes of news that will revitalize an area
decimated by the downturn of the RV industry.
Obama is scheduled to make a stop this morning at Wakarusa's
Monaco RV plant. According to the White House, Obama will make an
announcement on grants for advanced battery and electric vehicle
manufacturing.
It's the third time Obama has visited Elkhart County, which at
one point saw the nation's fastest-rising unemployment ...