Certain kinds of businesses do well in times of great economic uncertainty. Chief among them are so-called “variety stores” and “dollar stores.” As Howard Levine, the CEO of Family Dollar, one of America’s leading chains operating in this sector recently said to the press, “In today’s uncertain economic environment, value continues to resonate… Our strategy […]
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Ypsilanti deserves better than a Family Dollar store on Water Street
Posted in Economics, Rants, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged AnnArbor.com, Burger King, Charlotte, Chase Ingersoll, cohousing, Core Resources, dollar stores, economic development, Family Dollar, Leslie Leland, Mark's big ideas, Mix, national chains, North Carolina, our fragile downtown business ecosystem, Paul Balcom, shipping containers, The Rocket, variety stores, Water Street, Ypsilanti City Council 132 Comments
Non-partisan elections and the Ypsi City Charter
Ypsilanti, as most of you probably know, has partisan City Council elections, which means that, in the primaries, Democrats run against Democrats, and Republicans run against Republicans. Well, come Election Day, Ypsilantians will be voting to amend the City Charter, and change that. The following analysis comes from our friend Richard Murphy, the former City […]
How are things in Ypsi likely to change, if the city income tax doesn’t pass?
Our last few posts about the proposed city income tax have not only initiated a lot of good, substantive conversations, but they’ve also led to quite a few more questions. Case in point… a couple of days ago, I received the following note from a reader of this site named Erika. Hi Mark, thanks for […]
Posted in Ypsilanti Also tagged Act 51, Benton Harbor, Brian Robb, budget cuts, building inspection, business friendly, city employees, city planning, city services, code violations, DPW, economic development, Erika Nelson, Frank Daniels, Garden City, general fund, Grove Road, Headlee, Huron River Drive, income tax, LED street lights, local income tax, Michael Bodary, millage, ordinance enforcement, parking tickets, parks, Pete Murdock, Pontiac, property values, Proposition A, public safety, recycling, Richard Murphy, road maintenance, street lights, Valentine Vodka, Waste Management, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, Ypsilanti Building Department, Ypsilanti City Council 110 Comments