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The Big Promise

Aluminum workers say they wouldn't want their kids to do the same work

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 13, 2017
The Alcoa aluminum plant laid off hundreds of workers last year. They miss the pay and camaraderie, but say they wouldn't want their kids following them into smelter work.
Bob Greiner teaches automotive technology to laid-off Alcoa workers in a retraining program at Wenatchee Valley College.
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Union leader has hope for Erie, Pennsylvania, with or without Trump

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 28, 2017
Scott Slawson believes that change will have to come from the town itself.
Scott Slawson, the union president of Local 506 of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, isn't expecting help from President Donald Trump.
Maitham Basha-Agha/Marketplace
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Wisconsinites' mixed feelings about Trump's big promises

by Annie Baxter
Feb 27, 2017
Denizens of Dunn County express hope and angst for the president's policy pledges.
Dave Styer, at Alfalawn Farm, his dairy in Menomonie, Wisconsin, sees in Trump "somebody that was cheerleading for business to succeed and business to do well."
Annie Baxter/Marketplace
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You'd never believe how many employment-based visas there are

by Reema Khrais
Feb 24, 2017
Permits for skilled tech workers get all the attention, but H1-Bs have plenty of company.
From left to right, Faisal Abidi, Raghib Khan, Imran Ali and Nitish Sood. Executives Ali and Sood traveled to the U.S. last year to apply for L-1 visas and open a branch of their company, RNF Technologies.
Photo courtesy of Imran Ali
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Laid-off aluminum workers look to retraining

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 16, 2017
Some are learning to become auto mechanics at Wenatchee Valley College as part of the government-supported program.
Alcoa's aluminum smelter in Wenatchee, Wash., idled since early 2016, was built in 1952. It's adjacent to the Rock Island Dam, built in the 1930s to produce hydroelectric power.
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New York town struggles to keep well-paid factory jobs

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 15, 2017
Massena, New York, got a reprieve from Alcoa layoffs in 2015. But the town still grapples with the legacy of industrial job loss.
Downtown Massena has a lot of boarded-up buildings, including this former School of Business.
Mitchell Hartman/Marketplace
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How Trump's policies can impact local economies

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 30, 2017
Checking in on life in Erie, Pennsylvania.
A factory in Erie County, PA. 
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Sterling Technologies: A small business optimistic under President Trump

by Kai Ryssdal and Caitlin Esch
Jan 20, 2017
We're following the county of Erie, Pennsylvania, and the people relying on President Trump's promises. Today, a factory banking on those promises.
Factory workers at Erie's Sterling Technologies in 2017.
Maitham Basha-Agha/Marketplace
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What these small business owners need from Trump

by Kai Ryssdal and Donna Tam
Jan 19, 2017
Meet entrepreneurs with high hopes for the incoming administration.
Sondralee Orengia, owner of Custom Audio, sells home and car audio systems.
Maitham Basha-Agha/Marketplace
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Erie's population bolstered by immigrants

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 19, 2017
But there are fears about what Donald Trump's policies could mean for new arrivals.
Bassam Dabbah is one of Erie's residents who immigrated from Jordan. Dabbah is now a proud American citizen.
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