[CPEO-BIF] Elio Motors, Shreveport, Louisiana

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Why This Job-Starved Town Thinks Car Startup Elio Motors Took It For A Ride


by Ryan Felton
Jalopnik
September 25, 2017

SHREVEPORT, La.—When Mark Jones took over the Chevron gas station he owns here more than three decades ago, it was in a sleepy and undeveloped part of town. Quickly, though, things changed. A nearby General Motors truck assembly plant opened in 1982 and gave way to a crush of development. Neighborhoods sprouted to house the factory’s 3,000 employees, and a stable of businesses popped up to support the community.

“Starting in 1990, the place really took off,” Jones said. “General Motors was going gangbusters, and the economy was very, very good—up until about five years ago.”

That was the year GM closed the Shreveport facility, striking a heavy blow to the area’s economy. Like many there, Jones has struggled ever since, forced to lay off employees and cut back on store hours. 

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For the entire article, see
https://jalopnik.com/why-this-job-starved-town-thinks-car-startup-elio-motor-1797854222

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