John Seewer

Associates Press

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Trump Budget Targets Lordstown Loan

Eliminating the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program could create some issues for the administration.

In this Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, hundreds of Chevrolet Cruze cars sit in a parking lot at General Motors' assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio. The long-struggling Rust Belt community of Youngstown, Ohio, which was stung by the loss of the massive General Motors Lordstown plant this year, wants to become a research and production hub for electric vehicles.. But Youngstown faces competition from places like Detroit and China that are taking big roles in developing electric vehicles.

Rust Belt Banks on Electric Vehicles

The region is embarking on an ambitious plan to become a research and production hub for EVs.

GM Lends $40M to Startup in Ohio Plant

The company wants to make electric pickup trucks at the massive Ohio assembly plant GM shut down earlier this year.

In this Nov. 27, 2018 file photo, a banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors' Lordstown plant in Lordstown, OH.

GM Selling Closed OH Factory to EV Maker

The company called Lordstown Motors Corp. plans to hire 400 production workers at the outset, but still needs more investors before manufacturing can begin.

In this Nov. 27, 2018 file photo, a banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors' Lordstown plant in Lordstown, Ohio. An economic renaissance in the industrial Midwest promised by President Donald Trump has suffered in recent weeks in ways that could be problematic for Trump's 2020 re-election.

Trump's Rust Belt Revival is Fading. Will it Matter in 2020?

A year away from Election Day, President Trump's promised coal and steel renaissance is not materializing.

Yolanda Jacobs, a United Auto Workers member, walks the picket line at the General Motors Romulus Powertrain plant in Romulus, MI on Wednesday.

GM Workers Worry About Paying Bills Amid Strike

While pressure is intensifying to reach a deal, the losses for both sides are mounting and spilling over into the auto supply chain.

In this Nov. 27, 2018 file photo, a banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors' Lordstown plant in Lordstown, OH. It’s looking less likely that General Motors will again make vehicles at the Ohio assembly plant that shut down last winter.

Hope of Return to Closed GM Plant Fades for Workers

Among the thousands of former Lordstown assembly plant workers now spread across GM factories in seven states, many were hoping GM revive production and rescue their old jobs.

In this March 3, 2019 file photo, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks to reporters during the Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King Unity Breakfast in Selma, Ala. Brown is rolling out a proposal that would force employers to warn workers and retrain them when their jobs are about to be eliminated by automation.

Proposal to Help Workers Replaced by Automation

The legislation calls for employers to retrain workers and pay them severance when their jobs are eliminated by new technology.

This Oct. 5, 2011 file photo shows the cooling tower of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio. A financial rescue for Ohio's nuclear plants and two coal-fired plants has infuriated environmentalists and conservatives. The plan signed into law it July 23, 2019 by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine calls for giving the state’s two nuclear plants $150 million a year through 2026.

Plant Bailouts Incense Ohio Residents

Residents and industrial plants will fund the $1.5 billion effort.

$1B Rescue of Ohio Nuclear Plants

One of the plants was the site of the worst corrosion ever found at a U.S. reactor.

In this Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, hundreds of Chevrolet Cruze cars sit in a parking lot at General Motors' assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio. A potential deal to sell the shuttered General Motors plant is still leaving the factory with an uncertain future. In May 2019, GM confirmed that it’s negotiating the sale of the massive assembly plant.

GM Plant Sale Clouded with Doubt

The potential buyer warned this year that it might not have enough money to stay in business.