Wal-Mart distribution center, County Bank failure top Merced’s top news stories of 2009

Posted by MercedSun-Star.com: Local | Filed under Latest Merced News

The battered economy bled into all of Merced's top stories this year. While the nation was in the midst of a recession, Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, proclaimed Merced was in the grip of a depression.

Unemployment rose, spending fell and the economy continued to worsen.

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