Struggling Auto Town Revived By New Industry

The former GM auto industry town of Anderson, Indiana, which struggled as factories closed, is experiencing rebirth as a new industry plans to move in.

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March 6, 2009, 9:00 AM PST

By Nate Berg

"It is the home, for example, of two dozen former General Motors factories and thousands of retired auto workers who are still dependent on G.M. for health care and pensions. It once ranked right behind Flint, Mich., as the city with the largest concentration of G.M. operations, and it fell just as hard as the car company faltered."

"But on Monday, Anderson enjoyed some rare bragging rights. A global company, Nestlé, opened a new Coffee-Mate and Nesquik plant here and announced plans to expand to more than a million square feet. Its total investment, $529 million, is creating hundreds of new jobs."

FULL STORY: Piecemeal Recovery Fills Void in a Former G.M. Town

Thursday, March 5, 2009 in The New York Times

Community / Economic Development Indiana Automobile Industry Anderson

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