Mark Knows It All

PLEASE VISIT MARK KNOWS IT ALL, THE WEB SITE by clicking on the link at the top of the adjoining column Is there any good news for Ohio? The German Company DHL, the successor to Airborne Express, is closing down its hub in Wilmington, Ohio, with a loss of 8,000 jobs. It is hiring UPS for its package handling, and using the UPS Kentucky hub in place of Wilmington. DHL purchased Airborne in 2003 using John McCain's current campaign advisor as its lobbyist to get the enabling legislation through Congress. The advisor has had no association with DHL since 2005. This month’s edition of Forbes Magazine lists four Ohio cities in the top ten list of dying cities in the United States. Included on the list, in addition to Youngstown, are Dayton, Cleveland, and Canton/Massillon. Although they are not ranked in any particular order, a cursory review of lost population puts Youngstown close, if not at, the top of the list. I have always taken these lists with a grain of salt. If one just looks