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He was called the maestro of melo。 He wroth the songs that made us feel so good。 He even won an Oscar for this one。
Here I am bolding the Oscar。 I have got the Golden Globe。 This is 1986。 You've decided to take a year off。 Ten years later we are sitting here。 Thank you very much。 What happened？
To lionel Richie； the pop star at the top of this game； a short break turned into a lost decade filled with ersonal trogedies。 We visited hime at his home high in the Hollywood Hills where he began story as he dropped out with a failing health of his father he so adored。
There is nothing harder than losing a parent。 … Especially when you know them as well as I know my father。 Lionel Richie Senior had been the tough retired military dad。
And then he threw a curve ball and told me； 〃Son； now you take care of me now； you hear？〃。 He was the best in the worst times。 And had a great； full life。
How did the death itself affect you？
Fortunately he didn't die suddenly。 Ah； in fact； when I was growing up； ah； I used to always put my hand next to my father's hand to see if I was growing yet。 … Oh。
And of course； he would always； his hand would always be larger。
Towards the end； Richie would have his father's hand clasping his cast in bronze。
And this is his hand？ … That's his hand on the right and that's my hand on the left。 It is the most amazing thing that some days when I just want to come I and I want to just be close。 I'll come to hold his hand his hand； just can't go； you know。 Dad； what should I do now？
Richie said for those three years he kept writing songs。 He just wouldn't leave his father to record them。
But you know that industry was saying； 〃Lionel was lost。〃 … I know。 I know。 But if someone said； you know； spending time with your father or your new album？ There's just no contest。
Are you afraid of marriage？ … I am not afraid； terrified is the word now。 … Did your divorce cost you a lot of money？
Oh； yes it did。 But at the same time； ah； I mean I make it。 … But you're also notoriously frugal。 … Well； for those friends of mine who said to me； Lionel has very dime he every earned。 I can now tell them； now I don't。
Lionel had been a real rich guy。 … Oh； did you say it？ … I did。 … OK。 … I guess one can say； you know that all of us have traumas in our lives and we are all traumatized by these incidences we don't expect； like death of parents and divorces。 But we don't all stop our careers。
Well； in most cases； most of us can't stop the careers； as I told one guy； I could afford my misery。 You know I am finding out that right now I'm fourteen years old。 I have got Nicol。
Nicol； his adopted daughter from his first marriage； healing his musical hand some melodies his latest release … Louder than Words 。
Were you afraid you couldn't come back？
No。 I wasn't afraid to come back。 The challenge was that … will the music be accepted？ And in this one new album with Climbing I had a chance to bury it if you will You know； write down my thoughts about this period of my life and put it away。
So what is Lionel Richie's destiny？ … I think my job is to be the messenger of a very simple corny word … love。 I think I was supposed to touch hearts。
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Expensive land and expensive labor drove many manufacturers out of the big cities during the 1970's and 80's； taking jobs and prosperity with them。 But now business leaders； politicians and urban planners across the country are doing what it takes to bring industry back and keep it there。 And as Betsy Karetnick reports from Chicago in this week's cover story； it looks like those efforts just might be working。
Chicago's city skyline reflects years of middle … western economic expansion。 The city's financial services are thriving。 The service sector is growing。 The unemployment rate for the metropolitan area near a historic low。 But even as a gleaming new sports stadium mirrors that city's good fortune there is one sector of the economy that hasn't kept up … manufacturing。
Jenkins： 〃Well； in the wake of the； ah； huge restructuring of industry； manufacturing industry in Chicago the late 70's；early 80's； we lost a couple hundred thousand manufacturing jobs。〃
Including a big chunk of the country's meat and food processing industries； and steel and metal manufacturing jobs。 Say； economic renaissance in Chicago。 And nobody thinks of the city's manufactures。 But now there is a small but growing interest looking to preserve that manufacturing base。 One of the results has been the creation of socalled industrial corridors like Goose Island。
In an effort to bring its economic miracle to tis factories； Chicago has created 22 industrial corridors which groups this base of manufactures by location。 Cmpanies work in partnership with grass roots level developing groups and the city government to solve problems like transportation routes。 Industrial corridors are part of Chicago's and other cities' efforts to revive local economy's heavy dependence on manufacturing jobs。
Bolton：〃Manufacturing drives the service sector； the real estate sector； the insurance sector。 No matter where those jobs show up； you need a manufacturing base in order to sustain it somewhere。〃
Sustaining and expanding the manufacturing base is exactly what the city government is trying to do。 Not only with industrial corridors but with tax incentives and low … cost loans。 City hall is also providing dollars for business family infrastructure。 Consider Version； a few years ago the company that builds machinery to manufacture metal components for appliances and cars considered moving to the suburbs。 But the city intervened； building roads and raising viaducts to make transportation easier。 Version President Richard Metzger says the company grew；adding jobs along the way。
Metzger：〃Employment of this company was approximately 400 people in； uh； 19891990； in that time range。 Eh； today we are approximately 700 to 725 people。〃
Metzger says the company's location made it easy to find workers。 Urban developers say that inner city work force gains importance as labor markets get even tighter。
Tilson：〃There is an available work force； ah； often with； ah； with specialized skills； ah； that can be very attractive to； ah； many different； ah； employers。〃
Still； a dedication to the inner city can be challenging； as corrugated boxer maker Pride Container found out when he tried to expand。
Sharfstein：〃There's not a balance in my opinion of good industrial space to support the total needs of the community。〃
Without a suitable city location； Pride Container opened a satellite in the suburbs。 But there may be a bigger issue than space holding back manufacturing's renassance； and that's the widely touted labor force。
Jenkins：〃What company's need；ah； in manufacturing is people who are employable； which means they have to have； ah； you know； work ethics； and you know； show up to work on time； they have to be drug …free and that's a problem。 And they need to be trainable。〃
Even if that human resource challenges met； it's unlikely large scale manufacturing will return to the big city。 Still the potential for r