Link to August 8 Springfield Republican article.
Excerpt:
Hey, Forbes.com - it's the City of Homes, not the City of Funeral Homes.
The Web site of the famous Forbes business magazine ran a story Tuesday that included Springfield on list of America's top 10 dying cities.
The somber summation, according to Forbes.com - "Home Page for the World's Business Leaders" - was based on factors that include "fleeing populations, painful waves of unemployment and barely growing economies."
Springfield's rank ranking rankled people such as Judith A. Matt.
"Some of what they said is accurate," said Matt, president of the Spirit of Springfield Inc., a nonprofit event-organizer.
"However, they're not focusing on any of the positives that are happening in this city, everything from the (new federal) courthouse to the State Street corridor to the wonderful arts events that are going on in the city," Matt said.
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