Thursday, TRW announced it will permanently close its manufacturing plant in the Village of Ettrick in Trempealeau County. Around 75 people work at the plant, which makes auto parts. The village president says the plant once employed around 300 people, which is more than half of Ettrick's population.
Spread across the U.S. and Canada are many small factories that were spawned in the manufacturing growth spurt following WWII. This recession is taking them out at a consistently high pace. AFTER the recession what will the landscape be like? Will all components be imported? Will only large corporations survive with central manufacturing? will there be room for new plants started by entrepreneurs?
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