Totally agree Matt!
It has been very sad to see Elmira struggling over the decades.
Laura


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> On Sep 28, 2017, at 11:29 AM, Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I have problems with many of the economic presumption underlying this =
> account, but that aside, the most depressing line is definitely =
> =E2=80=9Cperhaps best known as the hometown of American fashion icon =
> Tommy Hilfiger.=E2=80=9D Poor reporting.
> 
>> On Sep 28, 2017, at 2:11 PM, Steve Hoffman =
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Don't know if folks will be able to access this or=20
>> whether it's behind Wall St Journal's paywall (I=20
>> subscribe to it) but there's a big article in=20
>> today's edition about how our beloved Elmira NY is=20
>> hurting from decline in brick and mortar sales.=20
>> see link below. The huge area shopping mall is=20
>> just one large anchor-store closing away from=20
>> going out of business.  Sales tax revenue is way=20
>> down, depriving the city of revenues and forcing=20
>> cutbacks in municipal services.  And so on .....=20
>> As the article describes, with Elmira having lost=20
>> its manufacturing base, the large shopping mall is=20
>> one of its major employer, and now those=20
>> brick-and-mortar retail jobs are disappearing as=20
>> well. T
>> =20
>> There is no mention in the article of the College=20
>> or the Twain connection ....
>> =20
>> Btw, during this summer's conference in Elmira, I=20
>> went to that mall and it was depressing as hell!
>> =20
>> =
> https://www.wsj.com/articles/retail-stores-made-elmira-n-y-an-unlikely-suc=
> cessnow-theyre-gone-1506525802
>> =20
>> Steve Hoffman
>> =20
>> Takoma Park MD