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Rick Williams works on an RV at Jayco Industries in Middlebury, Ind., near Elkhart.
RV industry no longer running on empty
There are signs of recovery in the nation's heartland, including Elkhart, Ind., but the rebound is faint, uneven and faces many threats. Read more
Carissa Ray / msnbc.com
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Americans still yearning to RV
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  Dairy farmers get milked
Local governments face painful choices
Johnny comes marching home — to no job
When jobs go, so do a city’s people
In Elkhart, industrial diversity is hard to do
Man spotlighted by Obama finds job
Blog: Cobbler taps into spirit of thriftiness
Blog: Fish-farming idea loses steam
Credit crunch a crazy quilt of circumstance
Blog: Garage sales are a growth industry
At last, a stimulus cash sighting in Elkhart!
Defense jobs: Recession-resistant no more?
Blog: To abate or not to abate? That is the question
Teens scale back as they step out for prom
Blog: Some grow impatient with Obama
Hard-hit county gets a green jolt
Blog: Diversification is in the (tote) bag
Local officials scramble for stimulus cash
Recession-resistant, but would you live there?
Blog: Getting savvy about seeking jobs
Blog: Schools confront the 4th 'R': Recession
Upside of a downturn: Dropouts drop back in
Blog: How do you measure economic anguish?
Blog: Trainspotting ... and learning about economy
Blog: How to stop the bleeding?
Job losses fuel foreclosure woes in Ind. county
Blog: Why you can't blame the unions
Blog: Did the city miss the boat (or RV) after '73?
Sour notes still echo on an Elkhart picket line
Blog: Trapped in a single-industry town
A city struggles: ‘We are back at square one’
Few U.S. cities escape recession's reach
Auction marks downfall of ‘RV capital of world’
Food caravan stops in hard-hit county
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Abandoned pups, kittens feel recession
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