Stay Positive Wednesday: Newton, Iowa

Once Whirlpool took over Maytag a few years ago, it didn't look good for Newton, Iowa, a town that had an economy almost entirely dependent on one company.

Once the factories were shuttered and some of the now Whirlpool jobs transferred to Michigan (and probably elsewhere), the town hit rock bottom but stayed positive in gripping unemployment and crappy prospects.

As you can read about by clicking HERE in Audubon magazine, Newton is attracting "green collar" jobs and now has three separate companies employing its skilled workforce. The three companies don't fully make up for all of the lost Maytag jobs, but there are really positive developments.

So here's to a one-company town remaking itself.