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The Big Promise

How Erie is rewriting the Rust Belt narrative

by Reema Khrais
Apr 4, 2017
Entrepreneurs are building a startup culture in the Pennsylvania city and bringing new energy to its economy.
Sean Fedorko heads up Radius CoWork, Erie’s first coworking space.
Caitlin Esch/Marketplace
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The Big Promise

Erie depends on immigrants to boost its economy

by Reema Khrais
Mar 22, 2017
Erie's population is declining, and it's relying on immigrants for growth, and the immigrants are relying on each other.
Saad Albidhawi, a long-time mechanic, is part of the reason there are now more than 10 Iraqi-owned auto shops in Erie.
Caitlin Esch/Marketplace
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How The Deck Is Stacked

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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How The Deck Is Stacked

How does a manufacturing town remake itself for a new economy?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 19, 2017
One union leader said he's not moved by Trump's promises to bring jobs like his back to Erie — workers are retraining instead.
A retired factory in Erie County, PA.
Maitham Basha-Agha/Marketplace
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How The Deck Is Stacked

If manufacturing jobs can't come back, what happens next?

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 19, 2017
We talk to Penn State economist Kenneth Louie about the future of a manufacturing county that flipped for Trump.
A factory in Erie County, PA. 
Maitham Basha-Agha/Marketplace
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How The Deck Is Stacked

Union City: a town waiting on Trump's promises

by Kai Ryssdal and Caitlin Esch
Jan 18, 2017
Voters in this small Pennsylvania community have hope, but need jobs.
Union City, Pennsylvania, once the "chair capital of the world," now searches for a new identity.
Maitham Basha-Agha/Marketplace
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