But mainly it is the question of wages. New businesses simply go elsewhere. Witness the phenomenal growth of eastern Richmond. We should offer just about the kitchen sink to any new high-tech business that expresses an interest in Richmond. And the higher the wages they pay, the more money will pour into Richmond's treasury.
People spend in the same area as they work.
I wonder if someone actually knows just how many businesses in the last 20 years chose Eaton, Connersville, Winchester, Lewisburg or Greenville over Richmond. John, we certainly need new businesses, and we need high tech, blue collar and service industries all the same. I want to relate an incident that I witnessed a number of years ago. I was working in the office of a local business when the personell director showed me an application. The person applying for the job was 19 years old and had just graduated from Richmond High School.