Poland's second city gets economic jolt Foreign investment lures Poles to Lodz

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: February 12, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

Marynia Kruk Reuters
International Herald Tribune
02-12-2008
Poland's second city gets economic jolt Foreign investment lures Poles to Lodz
Byline: Marynia Kruk Reuters
Edition: 4
Section: FINANCE/BUSINESS

LODZ, Poland --

Once a byword for poverty and post-communist racketeering, the Polish city of Lodz was a place people wanted to escape. Today some are moving back, drawn by foreign investment and falling unemployment.

Lodz (pronounced "Woodge") suffered more than most Polish cities after the 1989 collapse of communism. Ornate redbrick textile factories that had dominated the town for over a ...

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