Sparrows Point, the industrial area near Baltimore, was the hub of Maryland's steel industry since 1889. After over 120 years of operation, the plant filed for bankruptcy in May 2012. Nearly 2,000 people lost their jobs. Bobby Curran, a ...See moreSparrows Point, the industrial area near Baltimore, was the hub of Maryland's steel industry since 1889. After over 120 years of operation, the plant filed for bankruptcy in May 2012. Nearly 2,000 people lost their jobs. Bobby Curran, a resident of Dundalk, Maryland, began working at Sparrows Point immediately after finishing high school in 1973. After 39 years of continuous employment, and merely two years shy of retirement, Bobby lost his job after the mill permanently closed its doors. He decided to enroll in community college to re-train. This video follows Bobby during his re-training. Stressed from the rigors of college education, Bobby resigned from school only three weeks into the program.
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