Ferguson eyes economic rebirth as corporations invest in troubled region, its residents

The Washington Times ^ | March 18, 2015 | Kelly Riddell

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

You just cant fix stupid.

[gemoftheocean]

“Let the heeling begin.”

Yeah, I’d “heel” it on out of there too.

[kingu]

Mmm, more jobs for liberal extortionists, no market for the local citizens, a showpiece for local political leaders, fewer jobs for local citizens, and worst of all, one less place to steal boxes full of cigar wrappers for blunts.

But there’ll be a jobs program.

Huh. Guess it kinda is helpful to also have a place to work, but surely that’ll solve itself once a whole bunch of well trained perspective employees with felony criminal backgrounds graduate...

[sten]

75% of the local population has warrants

as a business owner, unless my operation catered to the criminal element, i’d never open up shop in that area

[cherry]

“troubled”......they’re “troubled”.....

[aquila48]

Is Starbucks “racing “ to build a coffee shop there?

[A Navy Vet]

"Well, I read that housing in Feguson is cheap and getting more so my the day ..."

Yup, could be a gold mine for foreign investors like they are doing in Detroit and Chicago. Saw a satellite photo of a blighted part of Detroit today. I didn't realize it was that bad - looked like a tornado hit it.

My question is: When those investors bring in big money to gentrify the blight, at what point do the race-baiters start to whine? My guess is a few large middle-class housing projects and a modern mall until Sharpton and Jackson notice that blacks can't afford their former self-made ghettoes on their welfare checks. I can see the marches/protests as I write this. Got long-term stock in popcorn?

gen·tri·fy; verb 1. renovate and improve (especially a house or district) so that it conforms to middle-class taste.

gen·tri·fy; verb 1. to change (a place, such as an old neighborhood) by improving it and making it more appealing to people who have money

[Impala64ssa]

the demonrats (and Obama) went after medtronic with a vengenace- taxes- laws- assesments- they Moved to -IRELAND -(corporate did)- they talked GLOWINGLY as to the -”NEW” jobs it would create here!-
I saw similar situations around the NYC metro area. My dad had a chemical business, many of his customers got fed up with the increasingly outrageous taxes and regs, as well as the union thuggery and simply relocated, mainly to the South. I remember up in Bridgeport, Conn when Bridgeport machinery, one of the largest employers in that area shut down their old plants and moved to Japan.

[Impala64ssa]

Jobs Training Center for the Urban League
Wouldn't surprise me if they don't even put a "jobs training center" there. They may end up putting basketball courts and some nice landscaping that'll get ruined by the druggies before long and call it Michael Brown Park.