Jan 6th, 2009 · Van Wert County, Ohio has the highest unemployment rate in a state hit especially hard by job losses. We speak with residents and local officials about what double digit unemployment numbers mean for life in this west central Ohio county.
Dec 30th, 2008 · More than 100,000 Ohio jobs were lost this year, a result of the nation's economic crisis and, more specifically, a suffering auto industry. Ohio's unemployment rate of 7.2 percent, one of the highest in the country, has leaders in the Midwestern state asking Washington for help. Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher explains the extent of Ohio's labor crisis.
Dec 22nd, 2008 · General Motors plans to close its plant in Moraine, Ohio tomorrow, laying off more than a thousand workers. Madeleine Brand talks with Sherry Gross, co-owner of the Upper Deck Tavern, about how the plant closing will impact her business and the Dayton suburb as a whole.
Dec 18th, 2008 · Automaker Chrysler has announced it will shut all its plants for a month starting Friday. Brian Peshek, a die-maker at a Chrysler plant in Twinsburg, Ohio, talks about the plant's closure and his worries for the future.
Dec 7th, 2008 · Michigan stores are losing millions of dollars every year to return deposits on bottles and cans brought in from border states, such as Ohio or Indiana, that don't pay back on deposits for recycled containers. Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton reports on "can-scamming" and the efforts to prevent it.
Nov 27th, 2008 · Today is a day to give thanks, and a lot of people are returning to their home state to meet with family and friends. Matt Wieland, the co-editor of a new book entitled State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America talks about the project, along with contributors Susan Orlean and Randall Kenan about what they love about living in Ohio and North Carolina.
Nov 25th, 2008 · If GM were to fail, one of the hardest-hit towns would be Lordstown, Ohio. Over the summer, the town learned it would be the site for the Chevy Cruze in 2010, but the concern now is whether GM will be around to make the Cruze without a bailout.
Nov 18th, 2008 · The Job Center in Dayton, Ohio, is busy these days. It's a one-stop center for help with food stamps, Medicaid, resumes, employment searches and classes for new skills. Forty-three agencies are under one roof.