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Ohio businesses navigate tough economic times
Skilled workers, not financing, limits manufacturing growth
by WKSU's JEFF ST. CLAIR


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The break-down in the banking sector has sent aftershocks throughout the country. But so far, a lack of financing hasn't affected the output of small manufacturing companies in Ohio. WKSU's Jeff St.Clair profiles three businesses that have found different ways to survive, and even grow, in tough economic times.
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