How to deal with decline in the rust belt?

What did Columbus do?

Beautifying Youngstown with an art department such as jazz out of their Uni is one way of doing the betterance of the city. But that is peicemeal of all other things to do. That is: Job creation and a company that is not necessarily being a niche in the region (NorthEast Ohio), but one that can serve the nation and overseas.

Columbus never developed the manufacturing base that northern Ohio had. In the 1950s and 1960s, it lagged behind the rest of the state.

But over the last 15 years or so, the city underwent a transformation. It totally redid a lot of their older neighborhoods, and turned them into historical areas, or cultural centers. It poured millions into Ohio State, making it into a fine research university, and brought experts from all over the world to live in Ohio. Its become a center for the "indie music" scene, and has a ton of art gallaries.

Then, smart people started to move in. Now, its one of the centers for America's insurance industry, and a midwestern bankng center. The city's major industries also include health care and research. Thats why our population continues to grow, whereas almost everywhere else in the state is shrinking. Making the place desirable to live in *brings in* jobs as well.

Do you think that all the quality of life improvements on earth can make up for the rustbelt's lack of EITHER of the big W's (weather and water)?

My solution: the San Fernando Valley is expensive, and most porn people don't have much money. Therefore, make the rustbelt the pornbelt, and with the low cost of living you're bound to attract a massive porn industry. I doubt that the lack of museums would bother porn stars.

I think it can. Some of the rust belt does in fact have water (the great lakes). It does require an entire community to buy into the plan, and a lot of investment in your own citizens. Because the weather sucks, its even more important that our cities have the best schools (the upper midwest does), and have fun stuff to do.

Its hard, but a few cities have done it. Madison Wisconsin might be a good example, along with Columbus and the Twin Cities. Indy is trying to build an industry out of hosting every singe college sporting event...and I think there are a few others.
 
Yeah, but no one wants to lay on a beach in the great lakes any more then in Siberia. ;)

Ever been to Put 'n' Bay in Ohio? Nice place to go vacationing.:)
 
Chicago and Cincinnati have amazing art museums!

Cincinnati acually has an amazing arts community. One of the reasons the city hasn't enjoyed the benefits of it, is because its racist as hell.

Seriously.
 
Cincinnati acually has an amazing arts community. One of the reasons the city hasn't enjoyed the benefits of it, is because its racist as hell.

Seriously.

As a white person I was told to never go into downtown Cincinnati.

My friend and I just drove through it.

:)
 
Cincinnati acually has an amazing arts community. One of the reasons the city hasn't enjoyed the benefits of it, is because its racist as hell.

Seriously.

The city is rasist or the arts community is rasist? :confused:
 
Cincinnati acually has an amazing arts community. One of the reasons the city hasn't enjoyed the benefits of it, is because its racist as hell.

Seriously.

It's so true. I would LOVE to move back to Cincinnati, if it wern't for, ya know, the people. Beautiful city though.
 
I think it can. Some of the rust belt does in fact have water (the great lakes). It does require an entire community to buy into the plan, and a lot of investment in your own citizens. Because the weather sucks, its even more important that our cities have the best schools (the upper midwest does), and have fun stuff to do.

Kinda funny that despite all that, the two OSU-student posters moved away and are attending school elsewhere. Other OSU grads come to mind that moved away as well.
 
Cities rise and fall. As for the people, job training and re-education for workers displaced due to structural changes in the industries' employment practices. And probably throw in some tax incentives for new industry (green?) to replace the lost industry with, if the locales are good for such

I don't know if it's just me, but it seems that such places in the Rust Belt are so preoccupied with keeping their Rust Belt status and wanting the jobs associated with it back that they're not putting in the effort to adapt and change, which seems sorely needed.
 
I don't know if it's just me, but it seems that such places in the Rust Belt are so preoccupied with keeping their Rust Belt status and wanting the jobs associated with it back that they're not putting in the effort to adapt and change, which seems sorely needed.

I think we have already accepted that those jobs are gone. Sure, the money was good, but it was a hard life for most. Seeing the hard life of our parents, most of us kids didn't want our parents' jobs at any price anyway. One problem I see is that we don't know what changes to make. I got an Engineering degree (woohoo!), but a lot of kids around here don't even begin to have what it takes to do Engineering. We have an amazing engineering base in this state, but what about the rest of the kids?

So what do we do then? Where should we put our efforts? Change what?
 
I don't know if it's just me, but it seems that such places in the Rust Belt are so preoccupied with keeping their Rust Belt status and wanting the jobs associated with it back that they're not putting in the effort to adapt and change, which seems sorely needed.

My hometown just lost 10% of its jobs in December 2006 when Maytag closed down.

A neighboring (rival) town still has a manufacturing base in Pepsi and AISIN (Toyota Automobile Parts) but has vastly expanded in the Financial Services and Entertainment area. They came close to getting their own minor league team, unfortunately it has an independent league now. I think there are more banks in that town than policemen. :lol:

My cousin, while he lived in Charleston said that it underwent the same jump my area is from manufacturing to services. He told me that Charleston came out stronger after it was done transforming, but it is difficult during the process.
 
Sorry, I misspoke. Cincinnati is racist.

Ok sorry for the digression but I'm curious: Is it that the art is primarily black art and people there are rasist against blacks, or is it that the art is primarily white art and everyone is rasist against whites, or something else???? :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
 
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