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Dear Mike,

How do I get my story to you? I am a member of a group of franchisees of the same company who have all lost our stores within a period of a year of opening. Of course, the economy affected sales and the banks (who had only just given us the loan to open our businesses) refused to help us out. Please advise.

Thanks.

— Belicena

Mike, the owner of www.laidoffneedajob.com is going to be Elkhart tomorrow through Wednesday, I thought it would be a great idea for your team to interview her. She is an Elkhart Native and is bringing plenty of the wristbands with her. There are so many people in Elkhart that do not have access to a computer to order these wristbands and plus the people that cannot afford them, she has given them away to. Plus she has great ideas to share on how to get your resume noticed. In addition, she is looking for distributors in Elkhart to sell the wristbands.

Her name is Barbara Bourn and you can reach her at 941-809-9907. These wristbands give people hope and that is what we need in Elkhart right now.

A friend of the family.

— jobsnamerica

Hi Mike, I am actually writing to you this evening with some GOOD news regarding jobs in Elkhart. My name is Kelly Bathgate, I work in Elkhart at Peoplelink Staffing Solutions. I am currently looking to fill many positions in the Elkhart area over the next few weeks. I am looking for experienced RV and Manufactured Housing/Parkmodel workers, all phases and positions. Thought maybe you could help me get the word out that I am hiring...yes you heard it hiring! We are located at 1240 N Nappanee Street in Elkhart, we accept applications Monday-Thursday 830am-11am and then again from 1pm-3pm. Resumes can also be emailed to me at kbathgate@peoplelinkstaffing.com. Peoplelink strives to find great employees for great companies, hopefully we will get some great employees back to work.

Thanks, Kelly Bathgate
Staffing Specialist Peoplelink Staffing Solutions
574-262-8050

— kbathgate

Mike,

Although the Elkhart, Goshen, IN. areas have an unemployment rate of over 18%, The people of these communities show strength and give us all hope...
A local scrap metals company, OmniSource, is running a campaign to raise funds for the Riley's Children's Hospital and customers bring in scrap and have been donating to this cause from the money they receive for the scrap metals. For many of the folks this money could be used to feed their own families, pay mortgages, buy medicine for their own children and yet they find a way to donate to this amazing cause. This selflessness proves that as a country, we will make it through these impossibly tough times by helping eachother. Kudos to the heroes of Goshen, Elkart and all the citizens of the USA who put others before themselves to help those in need.

— Cindy King-1045069

Mike,

I came from a small community in Eastern Oregon with one large industry. Every time they add another, one will fail. Last year it was the last lumber mill and the only motorcoach/fiberglass lamination factory. When the nation takes a little dive, Harney County takes a nose dive. However, it has some of the toughest, fightenest citizens and always pulls itself back up by the bootstraps and goes on. It's full of honest, hardworking people that know how to support your neighbor. You might want to check them out.

Leona

— Leona-1021057

My Dear Sir,

I was reading your article about Elkhart when I saw what i suppose was an editing mistake. "There are a surprisingly number of..." Although whatever that sentence ends with, it still refers to a single thing. Therefore, you should have stated: There is a surprisingly number of...

Thanks for your time.

Sincerely.

— AlejandroHP

Good Afternoon Mike - Thank you for profiling our great town, Elkhart, IN. I certainly hope that you will highlight the positive side of Elkhart. Do remember that if we have 20% unemployment, that means 80% of us are working ... and working very hard like the rest of this country. I run a small family-owned business, and we are proud to be maintaining our sales and continuing to grow by diversifying and supplying good service to our current customers - some of which we have had for 40+ years. We are a optimistic town ... full of entrepreneurs and hard working people. I look forward to seeing their comments in your articles.

— Liz Fischler

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