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Vacuum Maker Oreck to Stay after Katrina

By Scott Horsley

Published September 14, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

The Oreck Corp. has assembled 20 trailers to provide emergency housing for plant workers who lost homes to Hurricane Katrina. Marketing Vice President Steve Hanson calls the RV park where the trailers are parked Oreckville.

Scott Horsley

Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.

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