Kansas City losing production of the newly designed 2013 Ford Escape really is starting to look like a giant blessing in disguise.
When Ford Motor Co. announced plans to move production of the Escape to its newly retooled plant in Louisville, Ky., it initially sparked a big crisis for economic development officials and politicians in the Kansas City area because when Ford stopped producing the Escape in Kansas City it brought layoffs for about half of the 2,000 employees who built the vehicle.
But…
Kansas City losing production of the newly designed 2013 Ford Escape really is starting to look like a giant blessing in disguise.
When Ford Motor Co. announced plans to move production of the Escape to its newly retooled plant in Louisville, Ky., it initially sparked a big crisis for economic development officials and politicians in the Kansas City area because when Ford stopped producing the Escape in Kansas City it brought layoffs for about half of the 2,000 employees who built the vehicle.
But…