Making Rust Belt Cities More Sticky

9Nov2008 Filed under: Buffalo, N.Y., Economic Development, Erie, Pa., Pittsburgh, Pa., Rust Belt Cities, Youngstown, Ohio Author: Peter Panepento

One of the clear goals of this site is to help give more opportunities to those who want to live in Erie.

On a broader scale, that is also one of the goals of a regional group called the Great Lakes Urban Exchange, or GLUE.

The effort is backed by foundation money, writes the Pittsburgh Post Gazette:

Ms. Wilson describes GLUE as “an online resource of people and ideas.” The main goal of the exchange is to connect like-minded people in Rust Belt cities, including Pittsburgh, Columbus, Detroit, Buffalo and Cleveland.

GLUE operates with the help of grant money from fiscal sponsors, initially from the Brookings Institution and now through the Tides Center.

Tags: Brain drain, Erie, Pa., Great Lakes Urban Exchange, Rust Belt

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2 Responses to “Making Rust Belt Cities More Sticky”

Phil G
November 9th, 2008 at 6:52 pm

Ms. Wilson arranged for a GLUE representative to speak at ImPAct 2008, organized by Young Erie Professionals. From what I’ve heard, she did an excellent job. Also, I would encourage bloggers to check out http://www.gluespace.org, as Erie is beginning to have a presence in GLUE’s community.
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