http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_845_A_New_Place_Called_Home.mp3 A man who lost his job in the dot-com bust hires a man who lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_845_A_New_Place_Called_Home.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_845_A_New_Place_Called_Home.mp3 <p></p><h4>A New Place Called Home</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/87bd7772b3ced4d2ee5d5589ee52e8a8" alt="Jeff and Mark" height="210" width="109" />Mark Taylor and Jeff Benes</p><p>This week will mark the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Mark Taylor lived in Gulfport, Miss. when Katrina hit. He lost everything, including his direction in life.<br /></p><p>So he drove to North Carolina with only the clothes on his back. Now he's working for a computer manufacturing company. Mark talks to Dick Gordon about how he's stopped longing to return to Gulfport, and how he now calls North Carolina his home. <br /></p><p>Mark's employer, Jeff Benes, also joins the conversation to tell his story. Jeff was laid off during the dot-com bust while raising two children alone. He started his own company and vowed to give unemployed, inexperienced applicants a serious look. Jeff talks to Dick about the times he's worked alongside Mark on the production line and why he's refused to lay off employees when production is down. <i>This story originally aired on August 29, 2008.</i><br /></p><ul><li>Learn more about Mark's <a href="http://www.catalystems.com/About_Catalyst/index.html" target="_self">place of employment</a></li></ul><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><p></p> Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:00:00