Best of: What does it take to redevelop America’s Rust Belt?
Pillsbury ”C Mill”. A flour mill that was built and went into service in the mid-1930’s. Moving Pillsbury Forward Facebook page
The Rust Belt is an area in America known for its once-thriving manufacturing industry. Now, many of its factories are empty. Several cities in Illinois are part of the Rust Belt, and efforts are underway to bring new life to the old factory sites and boost the area's economy.
GUESTS:
Chris Richmond
President, Moving Pillsbury Forward
Dan Seals
CEO, Intersect Illinois (the state's public-private economic development partnership.)
David Wilson
Professor, Department of Geography & Geographic Information Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
A version of this conversation was first broadcast November 29, 2023