Hinutech

 For those who are following the news about Hamilton's Elder-Beerman store closing, here are some related articles from around the web:

• City Protests Closing of Elder-Beerman (source: Hamilton Journal News)
• Bon Ton "Firm" on Closing Elder-Beerman (source: Hamilton Journal News)
• Bon Ton on Motley Fool's Retail Death Watch (source: Motley Fool)

So, it doesn't look good for the city of Hamilton or Bon Ton. Although this is painful for the city, I am hopeful that it serves as a wake-up call for our leaders. We need to diversify our portfolio and take advantage of our strengths. It hurts to lose Elder-Beerman, but it will hurt even more if we learn nothing from this lesson and continue our downward slide.