Anonymous ID: 0f30e7 Jan. 17, 2020, 2:56 p.m. No.7840937   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>1029 >>1413 >>1459 >>1613

Here’s A Look At One Ohio Town Where The Manufacturing Jobs Are Coming Back

 

Thanks to the exodus of manufacturing jobs in the United States under NAFTA, Lorain was struggling long before the economic crisis of 2008. In 2000, the per capita income in Lorain was about $16,000; 17% of all residents lived below the poverty line.

 

But after Trump announced a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum beginning in March 2018, the people of Lorain got a bit of good news. Republic Steel, whose Lorain mill had gone idle in 2016, announced it was coming back to the city, promising to create 1,000 jobs. Production is slated to begin this spring.

 

“Republic is prepared to respond quickly to an anticipated uptick in demand across the nation,” Ted Thielens, a representative for Republic Steel, said in his announcement. “This could result in Republic bringing back 1,000 or more jobs to its Lorain, Ohio, facility. Republic anticipates that it would take a few months to hire and train employees and restart its idled equipment.”

 

https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/17/ohio-manufacturing-jobs-lorain-ashley-herzog/