{"id":1977,"date":"2009-03-25T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/03\/where-to-get-downsized\/"},"modified":"2009-03-26T05:59:32","modified_gmt":"2009-03-26T10:59:32","slug":"where-to-get-downsized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/03\/where-to-get-downsized\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities Getting Downsized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a funny clue from the <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/Economy\/story?id=7161344&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\">abcnews.com article<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>To be direct: If Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel or John Mellencamp has written a melancholy song about your city, it&#8217;s probably on this list.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Good line for a sad story.\u00a0 I wonder how some of these towns are going to be affected by this present economy?\u00a0 Here is the top 10 most downsized cities:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>10. Providence, RI<br \/>\n\u00a0 9. Lansing, MI<br \/>\n\u00a0 8. Pittsburgh, PA<br \/>\n\u00a0 7. Toledo, OH<br \/>\n\u00a0 6. Buffalo, NY<br \/>\n\u00a0 5. Dayton, OH<br \/>\n\u00a0 4. Detroit, MI<br \/>\n\u00a0 3. Cleveland, OH<br \/>\n\u00a0 2. Flint, MI<br \/>\n\u00a0 1. Youngstown, OH<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is almost shocking how close these cities are to each other and how they followed similar paths \u2013 reliance upon automotive and steel industries.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been to 7 of these cities and the economic trouble before the recession was startling.\u00a0 I can only imagine what it is like today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a funny clue from the abcnews.com article: To be direct: If Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel or John Mellencamp has written a melancholy song about your city, it&#8217;s probably on this list. Good line for a sad story.\u00a0 I wonder how some of these towns are going to be affected by this present economy?\u00a0 Here is the top 10 most downsized cities: 10. Providence, RI \u00a0 9. Lansing, MI \u00a0 8. Pittsburgh, PA \u00a0 7. Toledo, OH \u00a0 6. Buffalo, NY \u00a0 5. Dayton, OH \u00a0 4. Detroit, MI \u00a0 3. Cleveland, OH \u00a0 2. Flint, MI \u00a0 1. Youngstown, OH It is almost shocking how close these cities&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/03\/where-to-get-downsized\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[49,5],"tags":[1285,1286,1284],"class_list":["post-1977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economy","category-trends","tag-downsized-city","tag-population-decline","tag-shrinking-cities"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-vT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":528,"url":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/12\/how-to-motivate-employees\/","url_meta":{"origin":1977,"position":0},"title":"How To Motivate Employees","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"December 28, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been reading Hidden Business Treasures blog of late and have found some...well, treasures. Their post today - Stupid Motivational Tricks - provides an excellent suggestion to managers in regards to motivating their employees. We measure motivators using our assessments, but I think they hit on a more fundamental, over-arching\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Communication&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Communication","link":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/communication\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1482,"url":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/03\/the-cleanest-cities-in-america\/","url_meta":{"origin":1977,"position":1},"title":"The Cleanest Cities In America","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"March 25, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Maybe the list from Forbes.com (via ABCNews.com) provides some assistance in recruiting candidates for relocation?\u00a0 The Twin Cities is ranked no. 9 on the list.\u00a0 A definite advantage until weather (i.e. winter) is discussed. \u00a0 Miami, FL Seattle, WA Jacksonville, FL Orlando, FL Portland, OR San Francisco, CA Oklahoma City,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sourcing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sourcing","link":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/sourcing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1727,"url":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/09\/best-cities-to-build-wealth\/","url_meta":{"origin":1977,"position":2},"title":"Best Cities To Build Wealth","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"September 5, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"From Justsell.com's daily newsletter: Looking to build long-term wealth? 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