When the (Phoenix) steel company closed 30 years ago, no one realized in 10 years, we would all be jobless and our downtown would be in ruins.

To be able to recruit a West Chester-based corporation and have them open a location in Phoenixville shows that Phoenixville is the place to be.

It's where artisans will come together and create one-of-a-kind things. If you want one-of-a-kind things you've got to come to Phoenixville.

In order to finish this out, we need to focus. We're going to give people the sense that Phoenixville is a dynamic place to live, work and play.

We were hoping to build a small, profitable company. And of course, what we've done is build a large, unprofitable company.

I just wanted to skate a little bit. Nothing too strenuous. More just to keep feeling the puck.