Posts Tagged “Bob Forrant”

Professor Bob on the Lawrence Moment

March 10, 2014 by PaulM Posted in Current Events, History Leave a Comment

UMass Lowell history professor and economic analyst Bob Forrant yesterday contributed an op-ed essay to the Eagle-Tribune newspaper of Greater Lawrence. In the piece, Bob makes a case for this being a turn-around moment in Lawrence based on positive facts, which are chipping away at the standard negative perception of…

Another View of Lawrence

September 6, 2013 by PaulM Posted in History, Culture, Current Events, Greater Lowell Leave a Comment

Professor Bob Forrant of UMass Lowell writes about history and economics with a special interest in older industrial cities like Lawrence, Holyoke, Lowell, and the other so-called Gateway Cities of Massachusetts and the Northeast. He recently published an article about Lawrence that looks closely at the city’s prospects and challenges.…