Originally posted by Paarrothead
Exxon suddenly pulled out in 1982, throwing the local economy into a decade-long funk along with those 2,000 jobs.
That's still known as "Black Sunday".
As you know, but some of the others may not, Parachute is 45 miles from where I live. A lot of the Exxon workers commuted from here to Parachute for work. Along with the Exxon jobs, there were many other jobs lost from smaller companies from all around the state.
The 1980s were considered the second worst economic period in Colorado's history with an estimated 48,000 jobs lost, due to Exxon.
But people did have a catchy new slogan for them.
Exxon: Sign of the Double Cross