Youngstown: Shrinking City, Expanding Horizons

Posted Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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President Obama shined more light on Youngstown Tuesday with a visit to a factory poised to start hiring again. It's a well-timed boost, coming seven years after Youngstown embraced its decline in population with talk of reinventing itself as a smaller, greener city. That goal has proved elusive. Wednesday morning at 9, join host Dan Moulthrop for a deeper look at Youngstown, a shrinking city with expanding horizons.

Guests

David C. Barnett reporter, ideastream
Mayor Jay Williams, Youngstown
Jim Cossler Executive Director, Youngstown Business Incubator
Hunter Morrison Director, Campus Planning and Community Partnerships, Youngstown State University

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