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Community Howard Health medics check a man in the 700 block of South Union who was complaining of fever and trouble breathing on April 7, 2020. With the fear of COVID spreading, medical crews were being overly precautious early in the pandemic.
Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
Tim Bath
Photo provided by Ascension St. Vincent
Sophia Good looks up at her alpaca during the llama and alpaca show at the Howard County 4-H Fair on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune
Workers prepare to build ventilators at the GM manufacturing facility in Kokomo, Indiana, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, where GM and Ventec Life Systems are partnering to produce Ventec critical care ventilators in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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FCA announces their investment of $400 million to convert the ITP II plant into an engine assembly plant while also changing the name to Kokomo Engine Plant or KEP in this March 5, 2020, photo. Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
The opening of Fiat Chrysler Automobilesâ Kokomo Engine Plant has been pushed back to the end of 2021 due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Company officials in March first announced the plant would open sometime in the first three months of 2021. Now, that date has been delayed to the last three months of next year.
Jodi Tinson, FCAâs communications director for manufacturing and labor, said in an email the retiming of the opening was due to the company shuttering for about 8 weeks earlier this year due to the pandemic.