Totally agree Matt! It has been very sad to see Elmira struggling over the decades. Laura Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 28, 2017, at 11:29 AM, Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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: >> =20 >> 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