Mississippi town desperate for jobs awaits auto plant
Toyota factory in state’s northeast remains idle in a sagging economy
Posted: March 7, 2010 at 4:42 a.m.
A security officer secures a gate at the new Toyota plant in Blue Springs, Miss. No cars have been produced there because of the slow economy.
Terry McShan isn’t thinking about car sales analyses or excess capacity when he drives by the idle Toyota plant in northeast Mississippi. He’s thinking about his little girl.
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Business, Pages 69 on 03/07/2010
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