The Paradise That Wasn’t; Pause at Eastern Gateway
From The Business Journal’s Growth Report 2 issue, Dan O’Brien, managing editor, journeyed back to the mid-19th century to explore a little-known story of the Mahoning Valley – the Trumbull Phalanx Corporation, a communal experiment established in 1844 in northwestern Braceville Township. Today, there’s little evidence such a community existed. But its name has persevered.
O’Brien also discussed the story on this week’s episode of “Byline Breakdown.”
Going from the past to the future, as the Mahoning Valley embarks on a repopulation effort, Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and Eastgate Regional Council of Governments officials point to what they call the three R’s of repopulation: retain young people, return people who have left for other communities and receive newcomers, including immigrants and refugees.
Denise Dick, special projects manager at The Business Journal, examined how both Pittsburgh and Akron could provide road maps to guide the process.
Also this week, the Eastern Gateway Community College Board of Trustees approved a resolution to “pause” registration and enrollment for terms beyond the spring semester. Some faculty members said they’re concerned and angry about the future for their colleagues and their students, and they want answers. John Crooks, interim president of Eastern Gateway, said he hopes the pause on enrollment and registration may be lifted by fall semester, but it’s not definitive.
Here’s a look at those stories and other top stories this week from BusinessJournalDaily.com:
Phalanx Mills: The Paradise That Wasn’t
During the early summer of 1848, Angelique Le Petit Martin opened a letter addressed to her from a friend living near Marietta, Ohio.
“I am pleased to hear that your prospects are encouraging and shall always be gratified to learn of your welfare and prosperity,” wrote Charlotte Barker on June 26. “Tho’ I must say to you candidly that I have little faith in the well working of ‘the system’ – but let it be tried.”
The “system” to which Barker referred in her letter was the Trumbull Phalanx Corporation, a communal experiment established in 1844 in northwestern Braceville Township in Trumbull County. Today, there’s little evidence such a community existed. But its name has persevered. READ
Refugees Enhance Areas Where They Resettle
The Mahoning Valley, which has suffered a loss in population for years, needs more people to fill the jobs that are here as well as those projected to be created over the next decade and beyond.
As the Valley, led by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and Eastgate Regional Council of Governments, embarks on a repopulation effort, both Pittsburgh and Akron could provide road maps to guide the process. READ
Eastern Gateway ‘Pauses’ Enrollment and Registration
The Eastern Gateway Community College Board of Trustees approved a resolution at a special meeting Wednesday to “pause” registration and enrollment for terms beyond the spring semester.
This will provide an opportunity for the college to evaluate options as a result of ongoing financial difficulties partly due to delayed federal funding. READ
YSU Faculty Layoffs Averted Through Voluntary Separation Plan
Enough faculty took advantage of the Youngstown State University voluntary separation plan to avert layoffs, the university announced Monday.
“Through collaborative efforts between the faculty and administration, we implemented a plan that prioritized exploring options for early retirement or separation before resorting to any other form of personnel reduction through retrenchment,” said Jennifer Pintar, interim provost. READ
Business Journal Classic: Nation’s ‘Cheapest’ Money Had Short Life
The lead story on the front page of the Youngstown Business Journal’s December 1984 edition declared, “City Offers ‘Cheapest’ Money in Nation.”
The money in question was $683,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds that the city allocated to subsidize bank loans to businesses.
With the community still feeling the reverberations of the steel mill closings that began in 1977 with Black Monday, local officials throughout the Mahoning Valley were looking at ways to lure businesses and encourage expansion, especially with bank interest rates at record highs. READ
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East Liverpool to Apply for Up to $7.5M in Grant Funding
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