unting? Added so far is 1% sales tax and some areas after the county’s special sales tax assessment is now up to 7.5% and an additional $ .02 on every gallon of gasoline? In a state that derives most of it’s revenue from taxes paid by the largest employers, car makers and parts for cars made in a state where 88% of every car made is an SUThere are significant issues effecting the Eastern Ohio region due to its strong but changing base as a manufacturing area. The manufacturing jobs in the US are at crisis and in the case rural OH, where they are between big cities and big industries and shippable locations, it has the potential to pull through. It has a lot going for it, but the world price competition for labor costs and pirated after market parts are also taking its toll as emerging nations move into swoop entire manufacturing sectors of various industries.

In Youngstown the new construction is 10:1 in square feet of new homes to commercial properties, which makes home values good for now and increases certain areas on the side of town where the middle class congregates, but also it hurts the urban flight and crime problems plaguing nearly all of America as Suburbs grow like lawns with ride on garden tractors.

In Youngstown they have 27 Industrial and office parks, 1 FTZ, 17 of which have rail service by CSX, and what is OHIO’s solution after raising the sales tax 1% which will cost the state an estimated 900 million in capital inflow? And God, yes God only knows how many jobs? Their solution no kidding is to allow slot machines in Horse and Car Race Tracks and of course tax them? Outrageous? That is the solution to their economic plan? Sounds like they are punting? Added so far is 1% sales tax and some areas after the county’s special sales tax assessment is now up to 7.5% and an additional $ .02 on every gallon of gasoline? In a state that derives most of it’s revenue from taxes paid by the largest employers, car makers and parts for cars made in a state where 88% of every car made is an SUV

but the world price competition for labor costs and pirated after market parts are also taking its toll as emerging nations move into swoop entire manufacturing sectors of various industries.

In Youngstown the new construction is 10:1 in square feet of new homes to commercial properties, which makes home values good for now and increases certain areas on the side of town where the middle class congregates, but also it hurts the urban flight and crime problems plaguing nearly all of America as Suburbs grow like lawns with ride on garden tractors.

In Youngstown they have 27 Industrial and office parks, 1 FTZ, 17 of which have rail service by CSX, and what is OHIO’s solution after raising the sales tax 1% which will cost the state an estimated 900 million in capital inflow? And God, yes God only knows how many jobs? Their solution no kidding is to allow slot machines in Horse and Car Race Tracks and of course tax them? Outrageous? That is the solution to their economic plan? Sounds like they are punting? Added so far is 1% sales tax and some areas after the county’s special sales tax assessment is now up to 7.5% and an additional $ .02 on every gallon of gasoline? In a state that derives most of it’s revenue from taxes paid by the largest employers, car makers and parts for cars made in a state where 88% of every car made is an SU

eases certain areas on the side of town where the middle class congregates, but also it hurts the urban flight and crime problems plaguing nearly all of America as Suburbs grow like lawns with ride on garden tractors.

In Youngstown they have 27 Industrial and office parks, 1 FTZ, 17 of which have rail service by CSX, and what is OHIO’s solution after raising the sales tax 1% which will cost the state an estimated 900 million in capital inflow? And God, yes God only knows how many jobs? Their solution no kidding is to allow slot machines in Horse and Car Race Tracks and of course tax them? Outrageous? That is the solution to their economic plan? Sounds like they are punting? Added so far is 1% sales tax and some areas after the county’s special sales tax assessment is now up to 7.5% and an additional $ .02 on every gallon of gasoline? In a state that derives most of it’s revenue from taxes paid by the largest employers, car makers and parts for cars made in a state where 88% of every car made is an SU

’s solution after raising the sales tax 1% which will cost the state an estimated 900 million in capital inflow? And God, yes God only knows how many jobs? Their solution no kidding is to allow slot machines in Horse and Car Race Tracks and of course tax them? Outrageous? That is the solution to their economic plan? Sounds like they are punting? Added so far is 1% sales tax and some areas after the county’s special sales tax assessment is now up to 7.5% and an additional $ .02 on every gallon of gasoline? In a state that derives most of it’s revenue from taxes paid by the largest employers, car makers and parts for cars made in a state where 88% of every car made is an SUunting? Added so far is 1% sales tax and some areas after the county’s special sales tax assessment is now up to 7.5% and an additional $ .02 on every gallon of gasoline? In a state that derives most of it’s revenue from taxes paid by the largest employers, car makers and parts for cars made in a state where 88% of every car made is an SUV made in OH folks.

Youngstown also has a Superfund site in the old Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company closed in 1977, yet with all these closings, declining populations in Youngstown itself the economic development group managed to create almost 10,000 jobs, I am impressed. Too bad MCI-WorldCom the big plum dropped from the tree as their main call in center laid off many people, but at one time had been the third largest employer there. Lordstown also had the Lordstown Space Center, which besides GM was a big deal at one time.

One situation in Youngstown is the weather average temps are meek in winter; Nov and March not to bad with an average of about 45 degrees, but in Dec. 36 degrees, Jan 31.4, Feb 33.8 degrees, yes doable, but those are averages of which this year was not average, about half way between the wicked record setting lows and average. Population are definitely consumer type customers with 31% being 25-44 years old, X’ers and Boomers and you can tell this is pretty constant around OH areas. 21% are 44-66 years old our second best clientele for consumer spending especially good for the service businesses.

There are 35 trucking companies left standing now in the area and 17 trucking terminals, 1 major rail yard, but the area is serviced by 98 General Motor Companies, many are merging and some exiting due to sti