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FWIW, Fresh Market just announced the closing of its Columbus store: https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/fresh-market-to-close-upper-arlington-area-store/

Agree with you all the way on this one, but with one caveat: Yvette Simpson torpedoed her mayoral aspirations in Cincinnati primarily because of her stance against Children's Hospital. There's no telling how many hundreds of votes this self-inflicted political blunder cost her.

In support of what's being discussed here, a local media source just added this: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/mount-adams/once-the-liveliest-spot-in-cincinnati-mount-adams-is-growing-up-and-settling-down

Consider this store now closed: https://www.wcpo.com/money/local-business-news/city-inspectors-shut-down-clifton-market-over-missing-paperwork

This is unfortunate, but to be expected: https://www.wcpo.com/money/local-business-news/clifton-market-lender-files-for-foreclosure It is extremely difficult for a small independent grocer to compete with giants like Kroger, especially in Clifton since Kroger opened their new Corryville store.

Although the satellite photo may be described as some sort of blob, it can just as easily be distinguished as CIN-DAY. For a more refined look at the emergence of Cin-Day and Cleve-Akron-Canton as new CSA's, the original link (below) offers an excellent, enlargeable study. (Btw, as already mentioned, Youngstown does appear up for grabs by either Cleveland or Pittsburgh.) https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=4&lat=5312649&lon=-9281492&layers=B0FFFFTFFFF

Downtown, a mall food court favorite will return to the Carew Tower: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/10/31/mall-food-court-favorite-returning-to-carew-tower.html

FWIW (pun intended), this is now how we reward bad behavior. It doesn't get any better than this: https://www.wlwt.com/article/city-kroger-to-pay-dollar240000-to-family-of-11-year-old-shocked-with-taser-by-police/24429931

^ Yes! FWIW, the Business Journal's editor followed up the original article with his own comments about it in his daily wrap-up, which was entitled: "A downtown game changer?" https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/10/19/five-things-you-need-to-know-today-and-a-game.html On a different note entirely, I'm wondering if this development might be stymied by the "usual suspect," John Cranley. This treacherous mayor has tampered with so many other downtown developments, I'm very afraid that his destructive influence may carry over here. Am I wrong?

I don't think that's true. Providing that we're talking about GDP, the past year Cincinnati maintained Ohio's biggest economy.

A new nightclub promises to add diversity to Downtown Cincinnati: https://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/new-upscale-lgbtq-nightclub-the-birdcage-opening-downtown

FWIW, two upscale Cincinnati bars were ranked among "the world's best." They were also the only ones from Ohio to make this list. https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/09/14/two-cincinnati-drinkeries-named-worlds-best-bars.html

Yup! From local media comes this scoop on UC's eye-opening win: https://www.wcpo.com/sports/college-sports/university-of-cincinnati-sports/underdog-cincinnati-bearcats-shock-ucla-bruins-26-17-in-season-opener

Some really big Kroger news today: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/08/14/kroger-partners-with-alibaba-to-sell.html Although it's too early to make any sweeping conclusions about this new Asian alliance, it can be considered a major move by Kroger. Here"s what two other media sources have said about such a partnership: https://www.wsj.com/articles/kroger-to-sell-groceries-on-alibaba-site-in-china-1534268657?mod=hp_lead_pos10 https://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2018/08/14/kroger-teams-internet-juggernaut-alibaba-sell-groceries-china/988283002/

Although just conjecture at the moment, the new Kroger-Ocado alliance could shake up grocery shopping big time: https://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/game-changer-how-kroger-s-deal-with-ocado-could-reshape-the-industry Also of note, on a local level: https://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/despite-new-competition-kroger-co-keeps-gaining-market-share

Yesterday, the Columbus Crew became the focus of a major BBC sports story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44259849

I think that it's important to clarify that neither parent company mentioned above are headquartered in Columbus, OH. Columbus Ascena Retail's corporate headquarters are in Mahwah, NJ and NiSource's are in Merrillville, IN.

As you mentioned, Worldpay (acquired by Vantiv) will undoubtedly remain in Cincinnati and become its next F500 company: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/01/16/cincinnati-might-have-just-added-a-fortune-500.html Unfortunately, there's an outside chance that this new company could also be acquired by the nation's largest bank: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/05/14/worldpay-could-be-acquisition-target-analyst-says.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-economy-by-metro-area-ranked-san-francisco-seattle-austin-2018-4#32-philadelphia-camden-wilmington-pa-nj-de-md-9 Yes. Any article with a gaffe this big loses all credibility: "Cincinnati had the fourth-lowest rate of job growth among the 40 largest metro areas, with non-farm payroll employment increasing just 0.5% between September 2017 and September 2018."

FWIW, concerning streetcar blockage: https://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/streetcar-blockages-just-getting-worse-data-show

I don't know whether to laugh or cry... Coincidentally or ironically, this news just appeared... http://www.wlwt.com/article/party-on-the-purple-returns-to-cincinnati-this-spring/19595396

FWIW: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/03/21/fc-cincinnati-s-berding-if-west-end-deal-improves.html

I don't think that Site Selection magazine can be fully appreciated w/o an understanding of its large, in-house professional readership: Circulation Site Selection has an audited circulation of approx. 45,000 corporate decision-makers: 
• More than 44,000 c-suite manufacturing & corporate real estate executives; 
• More than 2,500 government development agencies; 
• Decision makers from more than 800 of the Fortune 1000 companies; 
• More than 630 facility managers; 
• More than 500 site consultants; 
• Executives with more than 100 utilities; 
• Representing more than 80 countries. (Statistical information includes audited circulation and the publisher's own data.) Based on this cursory analysis of Site Selection's circulation, it has to be considered more than a glitzy publication meant to impress, but rather one to be taken seriously due to the data it presents and the audience who relies on it.

In its latest twist and turn, this contentious issue came to the forefront again, in that a multitude of citizens don't want it: https://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/roundabout-at-knowltons-corner-not-the-answer-for-busy-intersection-city-says

If only it could be so... https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/naacp-floats-idea-of-recalling-cranley-over-black-feud