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The Georgia town that jobs forgot (5 of 6)

In part five of the Dateline NBC series, Millen experiences a small economic revival as a prison and a sewing factory create several hundred jobs. Krystal decides to take a huge gamble and re-open her restaurant. Sandy has a sad Mother’s Day. Kimberly enrolls in college while competing with Sandy for the same job.

Georgia has been hit hard by the recession. Harder than most states.

To highlight the personal impact of the economic collapse, Dateline NBC recently profiled three residents of Millen, Ga. The stories are powerful enough to share.

Below is part five of a six part series.

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View the entire series:
The town that jobs forgot: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6

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