Chasing smokestacks is just ‘wishful thinking,’ experts say

From the Niagara Falls Review: High-rise hotels, like the 53-storey Hilton that opened last year, have replaced smokestacks as the symbol of where the jobs are in Niagara Falls. It’s a sign of Niagara’s changing economy and evidence municipal leaders have to be able to adapt to new economic trends, say experts who monitor the…

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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Politicians keep Falls falling

From the Medina Journal-Register: A national publication recently wrote an in-depth analysis of Niagara Falls, N.Y., versus its Canadian counterpart. Not surprisingly, the outlook was far more rosy in Ontario. Governing.com examined the sparkling development of the Canadian side and the equally dreary crumbling of the American side, which the publication said falls far short…

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