rust-belt

The current approach taken in the budget and deficit discussions -- shrink the government's role still further -- is going to be lethal not only to autos, but to all heavy U.S. manufacturing, particularly legacy companies in industries like steel, autos, and other rust-belt specialties.

Carl Pope: Could We Lose the Auto Industry Again? Carl Pope 2011

The current approach taken in the budget and deficit discussions -- shrink the government's role still further -- is going to be lethal not only to autos, but to all heavy U.S. manufacturing, particularly legacy companies in industries like steel, autos, and other rust-belt specialties.

Carl Pope: Could We Lose the Auto Industry Again? Carl Pope 2011

Caterpillar's 247-acre plant here in Gosselies, a suburb of the decaying rust-belt city of Charleroi, is a good example of how companies are adapting to manufacturing in the West.

Caterpillar Girds for a Challenger John W. Miller 2011

The current approach taken in the budget and deficit discussions -- shrink the government's role still further -- is going to be lethal not only to autos, but to all heavy U.S. manufacturing, particularly legacy companies in industries like steel, autos, and other rust-belt specialties.

Carl Pope: Could We Lose the Auto Industry Again? Carl Pope 2011

Detroit may be the archetypal down-and-out rust-belt city, but to call it “dying” masks a more complex reality.

Boing Boing 2009

And they're a franchise that has come to symbolize the rust-belt, blue-collar region's underdog mentality.

Mr. Wilson goes from AFL's 'Foolish Club' to Hall of Fame 2009

Well, there's nothing wrong with bemoaning the status of blue-collar America, and the pain of rust-belt communities is real and awful.

Richard Brodsky: Defending the Indefensible: David Brooks on Income Inequality Richard Brodsky 2011

In the process, she's become an unlikely crusader for America's rust-belt.

Tilton Flaunts Her Style at Patriarch Robert Frank 2011

Well, there's nothing wrong with bemoaning the status of blue-collar America, and the pain of rust-belt communities is real and awful.

Richard Brodsky: Defending the Indefensible: David Brooks on Income Inequality Richard Brodsky 2011

Stephen FretwellSinger/songwriter Stephen Fretwell was born in the English rust-belt town of Scunthorpe during the early Thatcher era.

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 197 Phil Ramone 2011