rustbelt

rustbelt
A region of dilapidated or former manufacturing concerns.

The rustbelt was hit hard by the recession because it no longer had the high paying manufacturing jobs to keep the tax base up.


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  • rustbelt — rust‧belt [ˈrʌstbelt] also rust‧bowl [ˈrʌstbəʊl ǁ boʊl] noun [countable] informal an old industrial area where the factories are old or have closed down: • The Midwest continued to lose its image of the nation s rustbelt. * * * rustbelt UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • Rustbelt Radio — Infobox Radio Show show name = Rustbelt Radio imagesize = caption = format = News, Current affairs runtime = 1 hour producer = Pittsburgh Indymedia collective members opentheme = endtheme = language = home station = WRCT 88.3FM Pittsburgh… …   Wikipedia

  • RustBelt — Rust Belt En rouge, la Rust Belt La Rust Belt (en anglais « ceinture de la rouille ») était nommée jusque dans les années 1970 la Manufacturing Belt (« ceinture des usines »). Ce changement d appellation en dit long sur l… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • rustbelt — rust belt or rust·belt also Rust Belt (rŭstʹbĕlt ) n. A heavily industrialized area containing older factories, particularly those that are marginally profitable or that have been closed.   rustʹ belt adj. * * * …   Universalium

  • Rustbelt — noun urban areas in New England and Midwest characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑urban area, ↑populated area • Part Holonyms: ↑New England, ↑Midwest, ↑middle west, ↑midwestern United… …   Useful english dictionary

  • the Rustbelt — the northeastern and midwestern states of the U.S. in which many factories (such as steel mills) have closed because of changes in the economy Many people have moved from the Rustbelt to the Sunbelt. • • • Main Entry: ↑Rustbelt …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rust Belt — Change in total number of manufacturing jobs in metropolitan areas, 1954 2002. (Figures for New England are from 1958.) Maroon=greater than 58% loss Red=43% 56% loss Pink=31% 43.2% loss Yellow=8.7% 29.1% loss [United States average: 8.65% loss]… …   Wikipedia

  • WRCT — Infobox Radio station name = WRCT city = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area = Pittsburgh branding = slogan = A Radio Station frequency = 88.3 MHz repeater = airdate = March 1st 1974 (FM) format = College eclectic power = erp = 1.75 kW directional haat …   Wikipedia

  • Rust·belt — /ˈrʌstˌbɛlt/ noun the Rustbelt : the northeastern and midwestern states of the U.S. in which many factories (such as steel mills) have closed because of changes in the economy Many people have moved from the Rustbelt to the Sunbelt …   Useful english dictionary

  • Liaoning — Infobox PRC province ChineseName = 辽宁省 Pinyin = Liáoníng Shěng EnglishName = Liaoning Province Name = Liaoning Abbreviation = 辽 AbbrevPinyin = Liáo ISOAbbrev = 21 MapSize = 275px OriginOfName = 辽 liáo Liaoyang 宁 níng Ningyuan (now Xingcheng)… …   Wikipedia

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