WILMINGTON, Ohio -- It's been 15 months since air cargo shipper DHL Express announced it was pulling out of the southwest Ohio city of Wilmington. The move resulted in the layoff of thousands of employees who had developed specialized skills and were in career comfort zones. The displaced workers have had to start new lives - in many cases dramatically different ones. Some have started businesses selling such things as used clothing or customized hunting knives. Others have gone back to school, studying to be medical assistants, furnace repairmen and X-ray machine technicians. About 1,200 workers have gotten funding for retraining and are attending five dozen schools and training centers, including Ohio State, the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, community colleges, technical and other schools.
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