But local civic and business leaders insist the shale-gas industry has not gone bust. They say that it has merely taken a breather, and that all signs point to a long-term boost for this region. “We’ve said all along there’s going to be ebbs and flows to this,” said Williamsport Mayor Gabriel J. Campana, an unabashed gas-industry booster. “There’s a real optimism here.” “I think the hype is what changed,” said Davie Jane Gilmour, president of the Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school has trained 3,400 students as welders, rig hands, commercial truck drivers, […]