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UER Forum > Archived US: Mid-Atlantic > WV: Industrial towns on the edge (Viewed 299 times) seicer  Location: New York Gender: Male  |  |  WV: Industrial towns on the edge < on 3/3/2010 2:56 PM >   Industrial towns on the edge America continues to lose its edge on manufacturing. In an article authored by Rick Hampson for USA TODAY, he explores the notion of several industrial communities that are "teetering on the edge" of massive population and job losses. Most are communities reliant on one major industry or service. One of the major highlights of the article revolves around the massive aluminum production plant just south of Ravenswood, West Virginia, a community of 4,000 along the banks of the Ohio River. The Kaiser Aluminum facility, which opened in 1957, included a reduction plant (smelter) and a fabrication plant. Lured by cheap energy prices and the proximity of good river, rail and highway access, the nation's largest aluminum factory remained in production for over 50 years until the smelter closed on February 4, 2009, laying off over 650 employees. The fabrication plant, which employs more than 1,000, is still in operation. Read more at http://www.abandon...x.php?q=blog&id=88 Abandoned fiftyone_eggs  Location: jerzey Gender: Male  |  |  Re: WV: Industrial towns on the edge <Reply # 1 on 3/3/2010 3:15 PM >   this article has already been posted: http://www.uer.ca/...d=1&threadid=77810 seicer  Location: New York Gender: Male  |  |  Re: WV: Industrial towns on the edge <Reply # 2 on 3/3/2010 6:04 PM >   Thanks. Didn't spot that. Abandoned Oherian  Noble Donor Location: West Virginia Gender: Male  |  Re: WV: Industrial towns on the edge <Reply # 3 on 3/4/2010 7:31 PM >   I'm glad he posted it here -- I don't pay much attention to the UE Main board anymore. I would have missed it completely. "If the door's open, you might as well stick your head in." -- Lil-trouble UER Forum > Archived US: Mid-Atlantic > WV: Industrial towns on the edge (Viewed 299 times) All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 93 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738367169 pages have been generated.