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Great Lakes RV Center owner Rob Reid he has watched eight recreational vehicle dealerships close their doors around Elkhart, Ind. (Warren Skalski / MCT)
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The closures leave Reid's dealership and four others in the immediate area to fight for the few customers that still bother to visit. (Warren Skalski / MCT)
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Elkhart is dubbed the "RV Capital of the World." One of every four jobs is tied to the service or manufacture of recreational vehicles and component parts. (Warren Skalski / MCT)
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RV manufacturers, suppliers, service centers and related businesses provide more than $1 billion in annual wages for residents in Elkhart and four surrounding counties. So when RVs aren't selling — and they're not — Elkhart is hurting. (Warren Skalski / MCT)
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Ed Newfeldt and Bill Grubbs help build out a space at Faith Mission, a local homeless shelter and soup kitchen. Grubbs, a 41-year-old cabinet setter at Heartland RV, has seen previous work slowdowns, but nothing like this. (Warren Skalski / MCT)
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Local residents make their way to lunch at the Faith Mission in Elkhart, Ind. (Warren Skalski / MCT)
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Ed Neufeldt of Wakarusa, Ind., bows his head and gives thanks as Jesse Sims of Elkhart serves the desserts at the Faith Mission.
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