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Skilled Workers Are Made Here

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Resistance & Rebuilding

Since deindustrialization strongly hit Connersville in the 1980s and 1990s, the community has been on a slow but steady decline. The population has continued to shrink, the average age is growing progressively older, and businesses have been slow in returning to the community. Once a thriving population of over 17,500, Connersville is now home to […]Read Post ›

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