Beating heart of industry stops as Alcoa shuts down

By Nick Toscano
Updated August 2 2014 - 1:13am, first published August 1 2014 - 4:51pm
Jobs at Alcoa's Port Henry smelter are going the way of others in the area, at Ford, Target, Boral and Qantas at Avalon Airport.  Photo: Arsineh Houspian
Jobs at Alcoa's Port Henry smelter are going the way of others in the area, at Ford, Target, Boral and Qantas at Avalon Airport. Photo: Arsineh Houspian

Paul Caine had a lump in his throat on Friday as he drove to work at the smelter that was once a beating heart of industry.