Millions of federal workers are waking up to learn if they will have to go without a paycheck, now that the federal government is shut down.
As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, there are almost 40,000 workers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
It is the largest single-site employer in Ohio and a major driver of the Miami Valley’s economy.
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Michael Gessell, Dayton Development Coalition, VP of Federal Government Programs, told News Center 7 that of the 38,000 workers at Wright-Patt, about a quarter of the Department of War workers at Wright-Patt and nationally will keep working and get paid…