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    “You get help as a small business based not on what you want to do but who you know.” The mayor has also failed to make the city a leader in attracting start-up companies, Mr. Harris said, adding that he wants to court technology companies in robotics, computers and sustainable energy. "Until we build up these types of jobs and get people moving back to Pittsburgh ... we are going to continue to struggle with our long-term legacy costs, including pension and other debt service." More Articles in US » A version of this article appeared in print on November 2, 2009, on page A10 of the New York edition. Full Article at The New York Times
    Until we build up these types of jobs and get people moving back to Pittsburgh ... we are going to continue to struggle with our long-term legacy costs, including pension and other debt service.
    – Franco Harris SOURCE: The New York Times 3 weeks ago
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Mayor Faces Tough Tests Far Beyond Re-election
  1. I’m most definitely up for the challenge ... I learned a lot in my first term, and we are ready to move forward.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 3 weeks ago
  2. All the small-business owners I talk to say they are extremely frustrated with the current administration because when they try to get permits, it takes three months ... You get help as a small business based not on what you want to do but who you know.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 3 weeks ago
  3. He has not communicated to the Council or the city’s oversight board as to how he plans to collect that money.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 3 weeks ago
  4. His relationship with the Council, as a whole, is generally adversarial
    SOURCE: The New York Times 3 weeks ago
  5. How are small businesses supposed to compete when lobbyists for big developers are calling the shots for the mayor?
    SOURCE: The New York Times 3 weeks ago
  6. Initially, I think people resented that they had to wait for him to grow in office when most cities have their mayors do that before they take office ... But he is really going to be put to the challenge in the next couple years.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 3 weeks ago
  7. Managing the city requires fostering productive relationships, and so far the mayor hasn’t done that except with his own staff
    SOURCE: The New York Times 3 weeks ago
  8. He has corporate developers running his office
    SOURCE: The New York Times 3 weeks ago

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