September Begins with Statewide Job Loss

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: Sept. 2, 2008
Media Contact: Jeff Harris or Jason Tomcsi, 317-635-5455

SEPTEMBER BEGINS WITH STATEWIDE JOB LOSS

Effects of Bush/Daniels led economy continue to worsen

INDIANAPOLIS - After another month of devastating job loss in August, September starts with four companies around the state laying off workers.

Today, PSC Metals announced it is shutting down its Secondary Plate Operation in northwest Indiana, laying off 108 workers. Driggs Farms of Indiana, an ice cream manufacturing and packaging plant in Decatur filed for bankruptcy, leaving 200 workers with an unknown future. Also, a subsidiary of Evansville-based American General Financial Services has released 17 employees due to the economic downturn as well AM General in Mishawaka which announced plans to lay off 80 workers at its Hummer H2 plant.

"These announcements are further proof that we need new leadership and a new approach to growing and retaining jobs in Indiana," said Democratic nominee for Governor Jill Long Thompson. "Our economy is failing and Hoosier families are hurting, yet Governor Daniels continues to do little to stop this downward spiral."

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Indiana ranked second among all 50 states in the drop in employment from June to July. The same report found 17,800 fewer Hoosiers were employed during the same time frame. Another report by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court found that Indiana ranked fifth nationally for overall bankruptcies, second for business bankruptcy filings, and eighth for individual filings.

Known for her ability to get things done, Jill Long Thompson is an accomplished public servant. She has served as a city councilor, a Congresswoman and as Under Secretary for Rural Development at the United States Department of Agriculture. Long Thompson grew up on her family's farm in rural Whitley County and was the first in her family to go to college. She received her undergraduate degree from Valparaiso University and went on to earn a master's and Ph.D. in business from Indiana University. A farmer and college professor by trade, Long Thompson lives with her husband Don Thompson, a commercial airline pilot, on their farm in Marshall County.

Dennie Oxley is a 10-year veteran of the state legislature, currently serving as the Majority Whip in the Indiana House of Representatives. A former high school math teacher, school administrator and businessman, Oxley brings a wealth of public and private sector experience to the team. Oxley is a graduate of Indiana University Southeast, where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in education. A lifelong resident of English, a small community in Crawford County, he resides there with his wife, Jayme, and their two young daughters.

For more information about Jill Long Thompson, Dennie Oxley or their campaign to restore Indiana's promise, please visit www.hoosiersforjill.com or call 317-635-Jill.

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