Outside Erie

Ray Grabowski, Jr. of the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society recently penned the following about his organization’s latest acquisition — and its desire to get GE Transportation more involved in preserving Erie’s locomotive history.
I’ve maintained in the past that Erie has the ability to capitalize more on its railroading history — a sentiment that has […]

How valuable is the GlobalErie community?
Valuable enough that Jake Rouch and the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership want to buy you a drink — just because of your connection to this Web site?
What’s the catch?
Well, you’ll have to read on.
The following is a guest essay from Rouch, the current chief executive and soon-to-be vice […]

The name Tirak is well known in Erie media circles. Jack Tirak is the host of the popular blog Erie Media-Go-Round and has been a longtime presence in the print and broadcast world.
Apparently, Jack’s interest in Erie and the media has reached a second generation. His daughter, Lita, has been a regular commenter on Outside […]

GlobalErie reader and Just Thinking Out Loud writer Matthew Stewart agreed to head down to Pittsburgh yesterday to sit in on a town hall-style meeting on the state of U.S. manufacturing.
The host of the meeting was John Ratzenberger — the actor and host of the cable show “Made in America”.
Here’s what Stewart had to say […]

I recently invited Erie Mayor Joe Sinnott the opportunity to share his thoughts on the concept of regional government.
We’ve addressed the topic in this space recently and I thought it was important to get a better picture from the mayor of his thinking on this issue, especially in light of the recent discussions involving Erie […]

In the wake of the recent trip by Erie economic development leaders to Zibo, China, and recent discussions in this space about the conditions facing Erie-based businesses, GlobalErie has invited Steve Capozzola of the Alliance for American Manufacturing to offer his organization’s thoughts on how global trade policies are affecting economic conditions in Erie.
I’m hoping […]

Erie’s leaders have received considerable criticism in recent years for the fact that Erie has not been effective at attracting new businesses to replace some of the big-name companies that have left town. Art Whelan — a former business attraction executive for the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership and the current chief executive officer […]