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Allentown Mayor Promotes 'Thinking Outside of the Box'

Pittsburgh is often hailed as a success story of Rust Belt recovery. Despite the lyrics of a certain Billy Joel song, Allentown, PA is also gaining ground as a more broadly based, post-industrial economy.

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski is in Pittsburgh talking with local officials and sharing his experiences as Mayor of the 3rd largest city in the Commonwealth.

He joins us to discuss the moves that Rust Belt cities can make to rebuild their economies in the twenty-first century.