In true econ dev fashion, if I had to like the people and processes involved with developing real estate and businesses, there would be far fewer businesses and investors in our city.

Some of the worst to work with were born and raised right in our own town.

Others come from all across the globe.

The paycheck that has allowed me to support my family for the past 18+ years is from the same city, so putting food on our table and roof over our heads is no joke.

If some billionaire or hundred-millionaire foreign investors are buying up properties and opening businesses, so be it. It's the way of the world and an article on a Medium publication does not change it one bit.