“Furreners”
If you don’t recognize the above word, don’t feel bad, it’s not a word. It’s the mispronunciation of the word “foreigners.” I did that because apparently a lot of people in Northern Indiana have issues with the fact the company bidding to operate the toll road is a foreign company. My response, so what?! Who cares?!
Indiana is tied to foreign investment. Here are some stats from the U.S. Department of Commerce…
A total of 6,210 companies exported goods from Indiana locations in 2003. Of those, 5,110 (82 percent) were small and medium-sized enterprises, with fewer than 500 employees.
In 2003, foreign-controlled companies employed 134,200 workers in Indiana. Major sources of Indiana’s foreign investment in 2003 were Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France; two-thirds of which are manufacturing jobs.
Indiana’s export shipments of merchandise in 2004 totaled $19.1 billion, the 13th largest figure among the states.
“Furreners”, who needs them? Apparently we do.
