I'm going to see if I can get ahold of the list of the 25 businesses that left Carbondale last year. that figure is surprisingly high, especially given that only 10 were local. And I wonder if the mayor means some businesses had a 10% increase in profits or 10% profit total:
Cole said some stores had 10 percent or greater profits this year, but said he would not disclose the names of those businesses
Update: Checked with Kevin Baity and was told the city doesn't have an official list, the 25 business figure was compiled from various sources: Chamber of Commerce, Carbondale Main Street, enterprise zone certificates, occupancy permits, etc.
The theory of service economy goes something like this, there are a certain number of dollars out there and they are divided among the businesses available. If there are 2 craft stores and one leaves town, the other will make more money. If there are 10 pizza places and one goes under, the other 9 will make more money. If Dick's closes (or opens), their competitors will pick up business.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand what you don't understand about this very simple closed system. If I have to choose between your knowledge of business profits in Carbondale and Brad's, don't I have to choose Brad's view? Isn't he the one actually doing the work to find out the truth?
Glad you are continuing to blog, don't love the color scheme, but to each his own. :)