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Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley => Youngstown in General => Topic started by: irishbobcat on February 06, 2013, 05:05:15 PM

Title: Development to bring Kent State and city closer
Post by: irishbobcat on February 06, 2013, 05:05:15 PM
Why Not Youngstown?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/realestate/commercial/development-aims-to-bring-kent-state-and-its-city-closer.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/realestate/commercial/development-aims-to-bring-kent-state-and-its-city-closer.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1)&

Title: Re: Development to bring Kent State and city closer
Post by: northside lurker on February 06, 2013, 06:06:25 PM
Something like this would be great for Youngstown.  But, the developer is from Cleveland, and Kent is within Cleveland's "sphere of influence."  Youngstown is too far away from Cleveland or Pittsburgh--where the big money is--to benefit from them.