Saturday we had a pig roast at my place on the lake. A good time (and good pig) was had by all.

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Another beautiful mural in town

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Shortly after they held a rally at Union Station in support of bringing high-speed rail service to Erie County, members and supporters of All Aboard Erie got the word from PennDOT that Erie is now part of the plan for its future network of railroad lines.  Now all we need is a few billion dollars [...]

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If you see someone walking around today with black soot on their foreheads its because it is Ash Wednesday. Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper released this statement following last night’s address to Congress by President Obama: Just moments ago, I joined my colleagues in the House of Representatives to listen to President Barack Obama’s address to the [...]

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This week’s blog post of the week relates very closely to the news this week of layoffs at GE Transportation. Jim Berlin is CEO of Logistics Plus. GE is, in Jim’s words, their “#1 customer,” and he talks about how are all in this together locally. We bet a lot of local businesses will see [...]

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It wasn’t that long ago that downtown Erie had less activity than a cemetery. Now it’s becoming the place to work and live. Yesterday, Jim Berlin, CEO of Logistics Plus, wrote in his blog Berlin’s Wall that two businesses are moving into Union Station. Great news. Berlin also said that Logistics Plus has added 20 [...]

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  Shares of Erie Indemnity Company (ERIE), Erie Insurance, yesterday skyrocketed $2.82 to 59.40, a jump of 5 percent. On Friday July 27 the stock closed at 50.96. The company now is worth $3.75 billion.   The Northwest Regional Planning and Development Commission is sponsoring meetings with18 overseas trade representatives September 12-13 in Erie. One-on-one [...]

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Jim Berlin, who owns Logistics Plus, announced he wants to put a railroad museum at Union Station in Erie. Logistics Plus bought Union Station station about 3 years ago. Not a bad idea. The only thing standing in the way of the museum (or me owning the Pittsburgh Steelers) is millions of dollars. If you [...]

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