Emilia Romagna: Can it Work in Illinois?

Via Jesse Walker on the mutualists yahoogroup. Chronicles reports that some small companies are now forming a flexible manufacturing network in the Rock River Valley of Illinois, along the same lines as in Emilia Romagna. Also via Jesse, an article on the same subject from The Fabricator.

Dan Swinney, in the past an enthusiastic reporter on Emilia Romagna, has been involved in the project.

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