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Erie Times-News Pledges Commitment to Diversity But Missed Something Obvious

August 22, 2020 by Paul Crowe

The Erie Times News, our “local” newspaper, which is part of the Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK, is committing itself to better “reflect the community’s diversity.” They published two articles, here and here, explaining in greater detail what they mean and they even include charts and graphs. Many of us in Erie County have long […]

Broadband Everywhere and Online Learning, Isn’t That What We Have Been Asking For?

March 13, 2020 by Paul Crowe 3 Comments

In light of the current Covid-19 pandemic leading to schools and businesses closing down, asking everyone to work and study from home, it seems our recent articles on why we need broadband everywhere and why online learning is a 21st century solution for our schools were right on the mark. It’s unfortunate how trying to […]

Broadband Everywhere in Erie County is a Goal Worth Pursuing Now

January 9, 2020 by Paul Crowe Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe that in the 21st century, Erie County still has huge gaps in the availability of broadband internet access. North of Interstate 90, access is very good, but as soon as you begin to drive south into even slightly rural areas, coverage becomes spotty and sometimes disappears altogether. This is ridiculous. There […]

More Details From the Presentation of the GE Transportation Wabtec Merger

May 21, 2018 by Paul Crowe

Overview of GE Wabtec merger

There’s a lot going on in this merger and a thorough reading of the press announcement and the slide presentation is necessary to understand how it will affect GE Transportation going forward. More to the point, how will it affect the GE Transportation plant in Erie, PA? The new combined company will have a much […]

Wabtec and GE Transportation to Merge

May 21, 2018 by Paul Crowe

GE and Wabtec have announced an agreement to merge which will make Wabtec a Fortune 500 company. How this will affect the Erie GE plant will be determined as the merger is implemented. Following the transaction, Wabtec will have approximately $8 billion in revenues, a more diversified business mix, higher margins, and approximately 15 percent […]

Erie’s Problems Are Not Unique – Eds and Meds Can’t Solve Them

December 4, 2017 by Paul Crowe

New report analyzing rust belt cities and the problems they have in common

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 […]

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