EDDC Forges Onward by Ben Speggen
Three years ago on a late February morning, a group gathered in the multipurpose room of the Erie Art Museum. The announcement of the Erie Downtown Development Corporation s hiring of its chief executive officer was being made.
Local attorney John Persinger became a household name throughout the region with his bid to become the first Republican mayor of Erie since 1965, drawing national attention as his campaign picked up serious momentum within our Democratic stronghold. He did not pull off the upset, but just three months after the election, he took to the stage in his transition from being known as a candidate to becoming a CEO.