- There was a certain irony to the timing of two stories you read recently on our front pages.
On July 20, we helped announce a new promotional effort that will play off the work ethic often associated with our region. The effort, led by Johnstown Area Regional Industries, has this theme: "Hard Work Still Works Here" – which is true.
Three days later, we reported that Johnstown finished near the bottom in a national ranking of earnings across various areas of employment.
The National Compensation Survey put the Greater Johnstown region in next-to-last place among 77 it studied, and our area ranked well below the mean in every employment category – from construction and sales to management and administration.
So what does it all mean?
Certainly, wage opportunities rank high on the list of factors folks consider when pondering where to live and work.
Income isn't the only factor to...
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