Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ In Iowa, small towns struggling to reinvent themselves for a globalized economy http://www.pri.org/stories/business/global-development/in-iowa-small-towns-struggling-to-reinvent-themselves-for-a-globalized-economy-7684.html Global Development Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:00:00 -0600 Newton, Iowa, used to be the washing machine capital of the world. Then Maytag shut its doors and now the community is trying to figure out how it will revive its economy and add jobs. PRI: Public Radio International