As Elkhart and other areas show steps toward economic recovery, local governments are also trying to help business along by providing tax incentives — a strategy that experts say to use with caution. Full story
The recession is a sprawling national story, but its effects are local and personal. Few places have felt this more than Elkhart, Indiana, one of the earliest U.S. cities to fall into recession and one of the worst hit by job losses.
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Workers are undergoing federally subsidized retraining in hopes of a new career. For some, it feels like an exercise in futility.
Despite repeated extensions, some 1.5 million people are expected to exhaust their benefits.
Each year, 1.8 million freshmen head off to college, like Elkhart's Alexa Sieracki.
Msnbc.com will follow Elkhart graduates as they make their own way
In Elkhart, Ind., and elsewhere, education is a new priority, experts say
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Immigrants, chiefly those here illegally, are particularly vulnerable as the recession lingers. Full story
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