 IN this factory town in south-central Michigan, hard hit by the decline of the auto industry and home to a population whose health grimly lags well below national averages, several dozen small-business owners have joined forces in a wellness campaign that rivals those of the country’s giant corporations.
With fewer employees to rely on, small businesses are particularly vulnerable when workers take sick days or function poorly on the job.
“If they’re not healthy and alert, they can’t do things like designing projects,” said Mike Shirkey, owner of Orbitform Group, a machine tools company with 55 employees in Jackson. The New York Times
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