Word: hub
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Corn has always been king here--an hour southwest of Columbus, an hour northeast of Cincinnati, 45 minutes southeast of Dayton--but now the overnight-shipping giant Airborne Express shares the crown. In 1980 Airborne turned a decommissioned Air Force base on the outskirts of town into its national hub, and the sleepy town's fortunes were changed. Before Airborne, the unemployment rate was 9.8%; two-thirds of Wilmington High School graduates had to leave to find work. But after years of double-digit growth at Airborne, high-tech firms like Technicolor are moving to town to take advantage...
...what in the world is all the hub-bub about? Well, Stomp has a double-edged appeal: The exuberance and power of its on-stage performance lends it the appeal of a particularly brilliant rock concert, while its genuinely creative philosophy makes it unique among the "performance art" offerings of the stage...
Once an overcrowded enclave for the Hub's newest arrivals, the 20th century has turned the North End into one of the city's hottest restaurant districts...
...probably more threatening in New England and, in particular, the Boston area than anywhere else because we are the hub of college life in the U.S.," he said...
...program, which continues to air Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. on MTV, chose The Hub as the site of its sixth season...