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How Trump’s tariffs are affecting local manufacturers
Some optimistic long-term benefits may outweigh short-term pain
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Chris Hood operates a CNC laser that cuts patterns from steel Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at Ranger Manufacturing in Gainesville. Tariffs on aluminum and steel have driven metal prices up. - photo by Scott Rogers
While the tariffs the Trump administration placed on foreign aluminum and steel are international in scope, as Tim Evans with the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce said, “economics is always local.” Hall County has more than 300 manufacturing and processing businesses that employ about 30 percent of workers in Hall, about three times the state and national average, according to Evans, the chamber’s vice president for economic development.