Times are tough in Rock County since General Motors closed the Janesville Assembly Plant.
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Safety net frayed for workers who supplied GM
After two years of unemployment, Rich Johnson has skidded into scary territory. The 55-year-old is among many in Rock County who’ve endured six months or more of unemployment. They are part of a grim statistic that casts a long shadow over the recovering economy.
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Rays of hope: Some companies expanding in Rock County
Penn Color Inc., a Pennsylvania-based company that makes color concentrates, considered about half a dozen communities in the Midwest before deciding to invest $5 million on a new manufacturing plant and research center in Milton.