For my specific topic I will focus on the effect of big business on the economy of the community around it. I will see if the jobs that the big businesses calms that they brought into the community around Erie really made a difference. I will look at the jobs that were lost because the small businesses had to closes because of the big businesses. Did they cancel each other out or was there a gain in the number of jobs in the community or a loss in the number of jobs? Also, how do the communities around Erie and Westcott look? Are they run down or are they bustling centers of the city of Syracuse. I also want to look into who shops in theses places. Are they local people from the neighborhood around the stores or are they people that came to shop in Syracuse because of the variety of stores that are here. I think it might also be cool to see if people from Canada come to Westcott or eerie on a regular basis because the Canadian dollar is so high right now. I would like to look at the area around Westcott before and after the big businesses started coming into Erie. Have stores had to close because of the new chain businesses