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 […]
Could Small Scale Micro-farming Work in Erie County?
Look around Erie County Report for more than a minute or two and you’ll see articles about TechShop, makerspaces and microfactories, but have you ever heard of micro-farms? If you haven’t, you really need to read this. Micro-farms are starting to take off around the country and they’re tailor made for Erie County. With the […]
Could Small Scale Manufacturing be a Big Win for Erie County?
Buying Made in America products whenever you shop is great, but how about Made in Erie County? With the dwindling number of manufacturing jobs in our area, is that even possible anymore? Can we rebuild Erie County employment and offer opportunities for high school and college graduates from local schools, or even attract some from […]
A Modest Proposal for Parents and Students in Erie Schools
Now that everyone knows the Erie schools are in dire financial straits, it’s time for each parent and student to take matters into their own hands. The proposal to close all four high schools has everyone’s attention, but does fixing the budget, however it’s done, mean the schools are fixed, too? Convince someone else or […]
Options for Students in Troubled Erie Schools
With headlines like “Erie schools are approaching bankruptcy,” you might get the impression the district is in big trouble. Coupled with constant demands from the governor for more money for education, stories of Philadelphia schools needing $5 billion for repairs, the Erie schools finding they need more “English as a second language” teachers which will […]
Could TechShop Be What Erie County Needs for the Skilled Unemployed?
The first wave of GE layoffs just hit Erie County with plenty more to come. Reabsorbing 1500 or more skilled workers into similar positions in this area will be a tall order and, though GE gets a lot of the media coverage, there have been, and will continue to be, layoffs from other companies throughout […]
