Update: The Times-Union has a First Business feature on this in the paper today. Here’s a link to the online article Left behind in Springfield.
Last week Mack Bissette of SRG Homes gave a talk at the Springfield Small Business Association titled: Springfield Business Conditions: Don’t Ride the Horse Backwards. Urban Jacksonville contributor Rick Kurtzo was able to swing by and grab a recording of the talk. Thanks Rick!
Springfield Business Conditions: Don’t Ride the Horse Backwards (1:06 – MP3)
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Mack references a handout a few times in his talk and so far I have been unable to get a copy of the handout. As soon as I do I will post it here for you to read. Here’s a small summary of what’s on the podcast:
0:00 – Introduction – Mack Bissette’s background
7:30 – Linear thinking to curvilinear thinking
11:50 – Safety First, that’s Springfield
14:45 – Springfield survey results
21:00 – Why don’t we have retail on Main Street? Or, “Something’s wrong with the Claritas Data.”
26:50 – Where do we go from here? Schools, parks, SRG developments and local business
31:00 – JTA bringing trolley to Main Street/Riverside/Avondale
34:00 – Question and Answer
