Concern for Dayton's Economy

What is going to happen to Dayton, Ohio?? GM is all but gone, DHL--going soon. We need answers and I dont think we can rely on our politicians!!

We are going to be a dead city soon, everyone is going to lose their jobs and we are going to have to move out of Ohio. Sorry to say but I bet you that is what is going to happen.

I have been traveling back and forth from San Antonio to Dayton for almost a year. From my observations it appears that Dayton failed to diversify out of a manufacturing economy...so many jobs appear to have been manufacturing related in the Dayton area. As of Feb. 2009, San Antonio has barely felt the recession many areas of the country are going through currently. Recently the San Antonio media reported the population of San Antonio is still growing by over 3000 people per month due to people moving here, while cities like Dayton are experiencing declining populations. There is business and residential constuction still in many areas of San Antonio. Dayton appears to have failed to diversify it's economy....healthcare, professional services (doctors, lawyers, accountants, etc.), petroleum related industries, biotechnology, military, food services, tourism, insurance and financial sevices are just a few of the industries that have helped San Antonio. As an example, last time I was in Dayton I told someone about all the call centers San Antonio has and they laughed saying those are low paying dead end jobs without realizing many of those call centers are financial or insurance industry related and pay is greater than the median income for a household in either Dayton or San Antonio...many paying mid $30's to mid $40's per year per person and employee tens of thousands of people in San Antonio while the cost of living in San Antonio is very low. Dayton is a very beautiful city it is ashame they didn't diversify away from what appears to have been largely a manufacturing economy.