Cities

Debt Markers for Selected Upstate NYS Cities

January 19, 2015 Budget

Continuing the discussion regarding the City of Albany, one of the participants was concerned about debt and the potential for taking on excess amounts. That’s always a legitimate concern. So I ran some comparisons. In the first, for selected cities in New York, you’ll see a really good indicator. That is debt service (principle and interest) as […]

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Numbers News

September 29, 2011 Cities

Just for a taste. Though most of the taste is bitter Roubini says the economy has started a downturn.spending less on entertainment and charity. Guess we can’t count on charity to help those who are struggling in a down eocnomy. Fifth consecutive year that US cities suffer a revenue decline. Original study was done of […]

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Cities are not as operationally diverse as they think

June 6, 2011 Cities

So, without knowing any of the details, this IBM strategy makes sense operationally and probably financially. I’m guessing it will make sense for enough cities to buy in though whether it will be enough to be a good business move, I’m not ready to say. From Fast Company, Smarter City in a Box: The Intelligent […]

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