Ed Morrison · Contingency plans

December 20th, 2008

For the last two days, I’ve spent time with civic leaders in Kokomo.  We’ve been working on contingency plans for the continued downsizing of the U.S. auto industry. We are moving on several fronts to redefine horizons for the regional economy.

Kokomo is as close to ground zero as it gets. US automakers employ thousands, and the local economy is only slowly diversifying. There is a growing sense of deep change taking place in Kokomo.

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