tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post2141314519209429780..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Talent Migration Tales: DC GravityJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-76612307593161242942010-07-26T09:59:47.887-04:002010-07-26T09:59:47.887-04:00April,
Thank you for the two report citations. Th...April,<br /><br />Thank you for the two report citations. The University of Toledo publication looks familiar. I think the Blade ran a story on the subject a few years back. Both reports should make for a good blog post coming soon.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-4924180212435361702010-07-19T14:35:26.285-04:002010-07-19T14:35:26.285-04:00Thought you might be interested in this study- fro...Thought you might be interested in this study- from the University of Toledo- http://uac.utoledo.edu//Publications/braindrain-02-06-final.pdf<br /><br />And this one by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland-<br />http://www.clevelandfed.org/research/commentary/2005/0101.pdf<br /><br />Also, you can conduct your own research using Current Population Survey data-- I took a look at Cleveland a couple of years ago. Haven't checked to see if the CPS is something the census is still undertaking, but I hope so, because of it's migration data.April Hirshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189424151071022788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-73057869645842305752010-07-18T23:13:44.691-04:002010-07-18T23:13:44.691-04:00Not only does Pittsburgh send a lot of talent to D...<i>Not only does Pittsburgh send a lot of talent to DC, it receives (in bunches) brains from there.</i><br /><br />And this is something that must never be forgotten. I'm sure I told this story of how I was in Iowa 10 years ago and watching Iowa PBS and there was a bunch of people trying to figure out how to get high school grads to stay in Iowa. The only person to realize the stupidity of "Border Guard Bob" was a man who left Iowa but returned later when he wanted to start a family. People leave to go to college or for various other reasons but they can come back too as long as there is something to come back to.<br /><br />Another thing to remember is that while there are a lot of Pittsburghers here in DC, DC attracts people from all across the country. Any of these people could be future Pittsburghers. Why? Because they will find out about the positives of Pittsburgh from the members of the Pittsburgh diaspora they will encounter. This is an additional pipeline to Pittsburgh that needs to be explored. It seems to me that there are plenty of DCers not from Pittsburgh who would like an alternative but are "semi-stuck" in the DC area. Increasing the natural links between DC and Pittsburgh will create this alternative. With an alternative we can have a pipeline from DC to Pittsburgh because as has been said/implied no one goes to Cleveland for the Cleveland Philharmonic. This is just as no one moves to DC for the Smithsonian. Lots of people here in the DC area are frustrated with the daily issues of living here such as the traffic/commuting and the lack of a more "down to Earth" eviornment for rasing their kids. Make Pittsburgh a complelling alternative which can be done and they will come.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903477797150798378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-6363445005299513422010-07-17T12:43:52.308-04:002010-07-17T12:43:52.308-04:00So how can Pittsburgh help Pittsburgh companies co...So how can Pittsburgh help Pittsburgh companies compete successfully for contracts with the Federal government? Lifestyle is hugely in favor of Pittsburgh not to mention the Steelers and Penguins. If a business meeting involves 4-6 companies, how do we make sure 3-4 of them are based in Pittsburgh so it makes sense for the ppl from D.C. to travel, not us? If not that, what perks can we add to a visitor's package that will make them REQUEST the Burgh as a destination?Carl B, the Idea Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572678487174021486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-19285027150849403902010-07-15T16:43:55.468-04:002010-07-15T16:43:55.468-04:00Washington DC is indeed a parasite on the rest of ...Washington DC is indeed a parasite on the rest of the country. That city steals our money and our people.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132851036585140311noreply@blogger.com