国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Rust Belt city in U.S. Wisconsin finds way to recovery
<p><span word="CHICAGO">CHICAGO</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 29-- <span word="Janesville">Janesville</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southernmost">southernmost</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Midwest">Midwest</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="slumped">slumped</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rust">Rust</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="maneuvering">maneuvering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="cranes">cranes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="erected">erected</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Janesville">Janesville</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rock">Rock</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span>.</p><p><span word="Janesville">Janesville</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Parker">Parker</span> <span word="Pen">Pen</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1888, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="stagnant">stagnant</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1919, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Motors">Motors</span> (<span word="GM">GM</span>) <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bankrupt">bankrupt</span> <span word="tractor">tractor</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ushered">ushered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="over">over</span> 7,000 <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>, <span word="further">further</span> <span word="fueling">fueling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="Janesville">Janesville</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nightmare">nightmare</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="stagnant">stagnant</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snowball">snowball</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p><span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Buelow">Buelow</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Janesville">Janesville</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="librarian">librarian</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hedberg">Hedberg</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Library">Library</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span>."</p>
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