US Michigan is a tough place to live and work these days, says Stephanie Boyse, chief executive of Brazeway. The aluminium products supplier made a heart-wrenching decision last year to shut the company’s manufacturing facility in Adrian, west of Detroit, and transfer operations to Kentucky.
“There’s a bit of desperation here – people are scared,” says Ms Boyse, whose grandfather founded Brazeway in 1946. “The factories are closed down, the restaurants are empty and a lot of people are afraid of the future.”
