Re: (erielack) Former EL Cities on This Sad List

[RJFlei_@_aol.com]

NJRick,
 
The Youngstown Vindicator mentioned that the mayor wasn't very impressed by  
the Forbes article. Being that no one from Forbes even came to town he said 
that  Forbes, in no way, without actually being here, could really know what's 
going  on. 
 
One thing we have is that we are the nation's leader in polymers. Many of  
the injection molding businesses get 100 ton covered hoppers loaded with plastic 
 compound (pellets) and feed this material directly into the molds. There are 
a  couple of these plants on EL tracks in Warren. The University of Akron is 
well  know for it's research with polymers. 
 
Youngstown has a business incubator downtown. One of the companies that  once 
occupied it is called Turning Technologies. It has grown very rapidly and  
now is in a building of it's own. There has been an attempt to make the area  
between Cleveland, Youngstown, and Pittsburgh a technology belt. Warren is also  
talking about a business incubator. 
 
The president of the local Chamber of Commerce has made some really stupid  
comments about the area. That doesn't help us at all. One thing he mentioned is 
 that only 16% of the population has a bachelors degree and therefore, new  
business and industry doesn't want to locate here. What a crock! Like I said  
before there are at least 17 colleges and universities within a 60 mile radius. 
 That's enough graduates to supply ANY company with trained personnel. 
 
Our problem is that our graduates have to leave the area to find work! 
 
I guess Forbes works like many corporations that manage by the numbers and  
don't ever get out on to the shop floor to see how those numbers are made.
 
Rick Fleischer
Cortland, OH. 



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