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bizbiz, what is your avatar? Is it grafitti? A stain-glassed window?

Pretty boring designs.

No, but things around it are moving ahead (in very different stages).

Ctown, We all love skyscrapers, but you don't understand the economics nor the urban planning implications for Cleveland if a new one wer to be added to our skyline.

Oh god, no, not the West Quad site. That would be really bad for so many reasons (including a lot of planning work that has been going on lately).

Good news! PD just updated the story. None of the 850 layoffs are from Ohio. National City to lay off 850 more workers As part of a new round of layoffs, National City Corp. said Thursday it is eliminating about 850 more workers because of ongoing woes in the mortgage industry. None of the latest cuts within National City Mortgage are in Ohio, but rather are scattered across other states. Still, the announcement means that National City has now eliminated about 1,300 jobs, or 20 percent of the workers in its two main mortgage divisions. The Cleveland-based bank last month said it was cutting nearly 450 jobs in one mortgage division, National Home Equity, which handled second mortgages originated through brokers outside of National City. The number of jobs eliminated is actually more like 500, National City spokeswoman Kelly Wagner Amen said Thursday. The bank hadn't previously pinpointed a number. About 300 of the 450 jobs eliminated are local, in Brecksville. http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2007/09/national_city_to_lay_off_850_m.html

Who cares about a glorious new train station?! Give me more of that hot hot information about the retirement center in suburban Orange that Musky posted!

why do you say 'pizza'? i heard that an upscale restaurant was going into the Hanna.

Hafner hits a two-run HR with two outs in the ninth to send it to extras. Tribe wins in the 11th on Hafner's sac fly. This is fun! Go Tribe.

^I'm 100% with KJP on this one. I don't think its a matter of 3 20-story buildings veruss 6 10-story buildings. Its more a matter of a placement in downtown. Once you get into skyscraper mode, developers take advantage of the economy of scale that they have inside their building and build in a lot of retail and services. People never leave the building when this happens.

I like Gomez as well, but he seems to pick up on stories only after KJP and Crains has already written about them.

There is something past Solon? ;) Thanks for the interesting updates.

Ferchill must be stopped!

This is how I see it: The current site makes sense for those that want the building to serve as a bridge to the lakefront. The Tower City site makes sense for actually attracting convention business to Cleveland.

^interesting. Thanks.

^^why were Youngstown thugs rioting in Zanesville. How far apart are the cities?

I doubt it. I can see that these sorts of laws would be easily defeated if challenged constitutionally.

^a used scalpel store?

Great showing for Ohio: Rainbow Babies (Cleveland) #5 Children's Hospital (Cincy) #7 Childrens' (Columbus) #12

um, yeah for the bridge!

Seanguy, you should read the article before posting about Columbus' effect on colleges. In Kenyon's case, the growth of Columbus has nothing to do with their increased selectivity. If anything, it would be a detriment. Kenyon is located in a very serene and hilly area that serves as great recruitment tool. Sprawl would only lessen that. Lastly, only 15% of Kenyon's students are from Ohio (45% come from the mid-atlantic states and new england). Its a much more popular school on the east coast than it is here in Ohio. Columbus' growth is not supplying the additional applicants.

Over the past decade, I've watched my alma mater become highly selective with admissions. This year, Kenyon College accepted only 29% of its applicants. I've heard that OSU has also become more selective. Is this a trend among Ohio colleges and universities?

Assuming a TC cc, I'd like the increased sales tax revenue to also go towards adapting the old cc for a sustainable and beneficial use. We really can't let the old cc become an after thought in this process.

darker=wealthier

Am I reading that correctly?--He has commitments for 80% of the retail space?? Or is it that he hopes to have 80% by early next year?