Start-up capital and venture funding are terms not often heard in cities like Erie, but that’s already changing as a group of very big investors have banded together to target the underserved cities in the midwest and rust belt with seed money to get their start-ups off the ground or to scale them up. Venture […]
Erie’s Problems Are Not Unique – Eds and Meds Can’t Solve Them
Observing Erie now while remembering what it once was is frustrating, a population in decline, manufacturing jobs lost and a future somewhat in doubt. Over the past year or so, we’ve seen multiple plans to bring about a revival, some better than others, but getting from here to there is a pretty steep climb. An […]
Cumulus Media – Owner of Five Erie Radio Stations Declares Bankruptcy
In another sign the broadcast radio industry is struggling to adapt to the onslaught of satellite radio and streaming media, Cumulus Media, owner of 446 radio stations, voluntarily filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Among their stations are five from Erie: Classy 100 at FM 99.9, Z-102.3, Nash 97.9, 104.3 The […]
Erie Port Authority Master Plan is Available for Review and Public Comment
The Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority Master Plan is now available for public review and comment. Anyone interested in how the Erie Bayfront is going to be developed, and most residents of the city and county should be, can now examine the plan in detail. The public is invited to comment until December 31st, however, […]
Reporter Finds Trump Support Remains Strong in Erie
When reporters spend time in Erie, sitting down and talking to the people who actually live and work in the area, they find Trump support still strong, contrary to what some media figures believe, especially those who haven’t bothered to visit. If you live in Washington, D.C., New York or Los Angeles it’s easy to […]
New York Post Article Examines the Race for Erie Mayor
The race for Erie mayor is getting national attention. After Erie County voted for President Trump, the first Republican since Ronald Reagan, many are wondering if the City of Erie will elect its first Republican mayor since 1961. If a recent NY Post article is any indication of where voters stand, it may happen. John […]
Making the Move From Shop Floor to Computer Keyboard
If you build locomotives at GE, you’ll be looking for a job pretty soon, but there aren’t many jobs like that around Erie, so what can you do? Well, the digital world of the internet, software and web apps is huge, but there’s no place for a blue collar factory worker in computer programming, … […]
Shinola is Creating Jobs in an Old Manufacturing City, Could This Work in Erie?
Detroit, Michigan has suffered a massive decline from those years of automotive dominance and prosperity, but they’re building things again in smaller companies and creating hundreds of jobs in the process. Shinola may be an example of the kind of thinking we could apply in Erie County to rebuild our reputation for producing high quality […]
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