A new study offers a ballpark projection of the Chrysler Kenosha Engine Plantâ??s effect on the local economy.
The report, commissioned by the United Way of Kenosha County, figures the auto plant supports 2,133 jobs, $154 million in wage and salary income and more than $203 million in total income.
It emerged late last week, as the wheels continued to grind in the bankruptcy process that calls for the Kenosha plantâ??s closure.
Steven Deller, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of agricultural and applied economics, and Kenosha County UW Extension Professor Annie Jones created the estimate, using an economic impact computer modeling system.