The closure of K. I. Sawyer had a major negative economic impact on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. With 12,000 people, the base and the area around it functioned as the Upper Peninsula's second-largest city, and the U.S. Air Force's annual spending in the region totaled $157 million. , Marquette County was projected to lose 20 percent of its economy. In the end, the closure led to the loss of 5,000 jobs and 14,000 residents. , the town around the base had a reputation as a troubled area with a slew of abandoned and boarded-up buildings.
the closure of k i sawyer had a major negative economic impact on the upper peninsula of michigan with 12000 people the base and the area around it functioned as the upper peninsula's second-largest city and the us air force's annual spending in the region totaled $157 million  marquette county was projected to lose 20 percent of its economy in the end the closure led to the loss of 5000 jobs and 14000 residents  the town around the base had a reputation as a troubled area with a slew of abandoned and boarded-up buildings