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How can you say that? A new warehouse for an ice cream factory is precisely what this road needs. More middle class jobs, more of a middle class presence in general, proof that the Euclid Corridor Project can induce new or expanding business, etc.

I am still not impressed by this project. I haven't bothered reading all of the literature and discussion on it, but I can tell you that 79 mph is simply not acceptable when you can essentially take the interstate at similar speeds but for comparable or less cost. My concern with this project is that it has an "If you build it, they will come" premise that isn't convincing or worked in the past (Flats line). Why hasn't any private investor come forward with a similar plan if this will be cost effective and profitable? The $400 million or so will only go so far - who will fund it after the money runs out for costs like fuel and maintenance? What will be the estimated annual costs of such maintenance after the stimulus money runs out? Would we even consider a project of this magnitude if it came not out of "free stimulus money" but instead state and citywide funding? Of course taking a train is generally nicer than a bus, and one can get more work done on these trains rather than driving the distance. There are clear benefits with this trainline, but I'm trying to look at it from a realistic viewpoint. I keep thinking back to the Flats train line, which I'm sure was exciting when first broached and implemented, but look how fast that turned into a giant embarrassment. When we're talking about this kind of taxpayer investment, you have to be somewhat skeptical and not build stuff for the sake of building stuff (which I get is the point of the stimulus, however nonsensical that is). Maybe someone here can convince me of the project's merit, but at this point I am not convinced.

I am definitely not a plan of this project, though to be fair I'm against any use of this ridiculous stimulus plan. However, my umbrage with the 3-C rail project is there are already bus destinations that take you to these places in addition to the 79 mph being quite a bit lower than our European counterparts. If we can't afford to do it right, we shouldn't do it at all. Is there even really a demand for a train connecting the three cities?

Outstanding

People who lick their fingers while they're eating.

"Protesters Marta Fordos of Fairview Park and Hanna Gereby of Cleveland ran after Lennon, catching up to him. "I'm sorry you have to ruin our churches," snapped Fordos. "Judas!" What a couple of scumbags

Patricia Heaton, the wife from Everybody Loves Raymond, gave a brief interview in People Magazine where she mentioned being from Cleveland, that her agent warned her about having a Cleveland/Midwestern accent, and that she ignored her agent's advice.

Nice hearing some good news regarding big auto in Ohio

Weren't the Lions undefeated last year's preseason?

He certainly cared about victims and potential victims of crime, which you can extend to the "up an comings" and "have nots"

I'm a little indifferent about this election. I'm sure Mayor Jackson will win and I haven't heard all that much from the other candidates. To be honest, I'm not even sure what a mayor's responsibilities are besides establishing a budget and being more or less a spokesman/representative for the city. Cities need strong business leaders to survive - that's the key to a strong economic future. Unless you're truly someone special like Giuliani or Hickenlooper, well, I don't know.

I apologize in advance to the moderators if there is already a similar topic, but I thought this would be a good place to post articles and discussions specifically on foreign investors interested in putting capital in Ohio. Here's one. I'm not sure I would have used the word 'troll' in the title due to its negative connotations, but hey, I'll take the investment. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2009/08/korea_businesses_troll_ohio_fo.html Korea businesses troll Ohio for investments by Associated Press Wednesday August 26, 2009, 10:54 AM DAYTON, Ohio — South Korean companies that make everything from tents to food preparation equipment to paving technology spent three days exploring investment opportunities in an Ohio region hard hit by layoffs in the auto and transportation industries. Last week's visit to Troy in southwest Ohio came as South Korean businesses are increasing their presence in the United States, with direct investment growing from $1.4 billion in 2003 to $13.1 billion in 2007. Several were interested in cashing in on a growth spurt at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton by winning contracts for military-related products such as toothbrush kits, heavy duty tents and camouflage structures. Korean businesses are making similar stops in cities across the nation.

Man, I remember going to Cedar Center every other weekend to bowl. And when I was older I would hit Za Za's across the street (they didn't card!) Those were the days:(

Do you know what the teacher-student ratio is there?

A billion dollar expansion? Holly crap. Good luck guys

I agree that a strong downtown is key to suburbian wealth and that if a new or expanding company were to locate in Cleveland rather than Mayfield Heights, then that would make complete sense for a bunch of reasons already discussed. However, this is not that situation; rather, the Greater Cleveland region will not see any changes outside of maybe some money coming into downtown from transit, restaurants, etc. This is just an example of poaching. I think my biggest problem with this move is that Mayor Jackson had a press conference announcing it as though this was some major news. BULL! This is not Microsoft relocating or Eaton changing its mind about leaving or a new company that's going to hire 500+ leasing out space. This is not press conference worthy whatsoever, yet Mayor Jackson had one for purely political reasons. Cleveland does not really benefit, at least not substantially, from this development, and I think as a matter of principle, it's awfully hypocritical for people to support this or even act like this move is a big deal while chastising other Cleveland groups for leaving to suburbs.

Local businesses playing musical chairs with locations does not really add much to Greater Cleveland. Now if Crowe moved because they were expanding and needed the additional office space that their Mayfield Hts branch couldn't provide, then I'd sing a different tune.

^nicely said

Friday was fun and there were some absolutely smoking girls out there. Some dude got arrested as well. That's all I have to report.

^Or that:)

Arlington, Virginia is a nice area and you can take the Orange line straight to DC in maybe 15-20 minutes.

I don't know if that's true - especially in poorer states like Mississipi and Alabama - but it's obvious that wealthier areas have, on the average, better schools for various reasons i.e. stable community, job security, fewer union issues, possibly fewer state taxes, probably more stable families. Since a lot of businesses are moving to southern states - the Carolinas, Texas for example, I would imagine they thus have better schools as they two clearly correlate with one-another. Last year, Newsweek reported the top public schools, and a number of the top ones are from the South and Southwest. The format is a bit screwy to copy and paste, so here's the link in case anyone is interested. http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380

There should be (if there aren't already) established standards for those on public housing, and if they violate such standards, then these people should be forced out. And I really don't understand what social gain there is for pushing public housing into wealthy areas. It seems we've been doing variations of that for years with very little social benefit.

Stealing business from Strongsville is as bad as suburbs stealing companies from Cleveland. I think it sucks.

I always have a good time at Mentor Headlands.