Joel Natalie
It’s a whole new deal for economic development
There is fundamental change occurring in the economic development ecosystem here in Erie County. We had a substantive conversation on Monday with the new...
New Chamber CEO tasked with area economic development efforts
The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership’s new CEO James Grunke has only been on the ground here in Erie for a few months,...
Arts important to Erie’s quality of life
On the Friday edition of the Joel Natalie Show, we tried to lighten things up as we talked about the quality of life that...
New art museum director expresses concern for future
Joshua Helmer, the new CEO of the Erie Art Museum told Joel Natalie on TalkErie.com Friday that there are major financial stresses put on...
Reduced violence trends bolster UnifiedErie’s efforts
We are advancing the narrative every day here on the Joel Natalie Show. Thursday, we welcomed members of the UnifiedErie anti-violence initiative and heard...
UnifiedErie officials tout improving crime statistics
Members of the UnifiedErie Anti-Violence initiative are cautiously optimistic at the latest violent crime statistics recently released, especially when it comes to the reduction...
The future of farming is mixed
We had a wide-ranging conversation Wednesday as we discussed the State of Farms & Agriculture during Pennsylvania Farm Show week. Our guests: Grechen Hinkson,...
Erie’s workforce trends alarming
The reduction of population for both Erie city and county is bringing concern to those who are looking to fill the open jobs that...
Complex education issues discussed
We had a major conversation Tuesday about the State of Education, and invited representatives of three levels of the K-12 structure. Our guests were...
Workforce experts weigh in on state of jobs
We started the week Monday getting a sober outlook on the state of jobs. Janet Anderson, Director of the NWPA Job Connect shared a...