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maybe NCR is just using Atlanta as a bluff, kind of like Chiquita did in Cinci last year

I think they should move to cincy or cleveland.

I think getting a cab in cincy is easy. I have taken one many times. In the downtown area/Mt. Adams/Covington/Newport, I have never had to call and can easily hail a cab within a quick block or two walk. In Clifton and everywhere else, unless it is a bar area, I ususally have to call but I only wait about 10-15 minutes for a pick up

If you priceline you can stay at the millenium downtown for under $50. I think you can find an affordable rate there regardless as long as a convention is not in town. Otherwise, it is cheaper to stay in the Mariott or embassy on the River because KY tax is cheaper than Ohio. Even though Main Street is dead, OTR is fairly charming and safer at that section. definitely check out findley market too. And I hope you will not be too disapointed when the Brewers get swept

I cant see Columbus getting international flights because it is not a hub airport. Even Cleveland is a hub and they have very limited service (Do they still have international flights?). All of the International carriers in cinci are because of the Delta hub. With Delta being the largest carrier out of Columbus, I would think that if they were going to add international flights out of Ohio, they would add them out of cinci since it is a larger airport and offers more oppotunities for feeder flights.

what is all this talk about putting it downtown in one of the cities. If anyone knows IKEA, all their stores are in the burbs, even in Chicago. They want a huge store with a lot of parking near an urban center. I have never seen one in a downtown area.

I dont know much about the industry but I would imagine that a real estate agent is the easiest path in the industry. Pretty much you have to be licensed to do the job. However, each agent is essentially independent and works on complete commission. Many times they hire assistants to help them. The assistant can learn the business under them while at the same time pursuing their broker's license. Then the assistant's often break on their own. The best bet is to contact an independent real estate agent at Huff, Comey, Remax etc.

I always figured that the Great Steak and Potato Company is more of a Cinci thing starting in Hamilton and the Lanni's pretty much living in cinci anyway

do a lunch/dinner at the mt adams bar and grill and walk around the area, take in some views, maybe go to the art museum or playhouse while you are up in Mt. Adams as well. You will enjoy it much more than columbus. There is definitely much more character in cincy.

Live in Cincy or Cleveland if you like outdoor activities they have a bunch to offer and are within a much shorter drive to many nearby lakes, rivers and trails. Unfortunately columbus is pretty flat and there are not many natural outdoor recreation activities. But you can still have fun in Cbus too.

There is an article in this weeks business courier that states that the store is on hold till at least 2008. They are still trying to work the tax details out on the millworks project.

how about the new Jos. A Bank Store opening up in a few weeks later this spring on Fountain Square. Actually it is in the 525 Vine building. Another positive step for the Fountain square area

looks much better and more appropriate than that hideous museum square project

Cleveland does have a Macy's its called Kauffman's which is soon to be renamed Macy's. I dont think Ohio will get a bloomingdales anytime soon. If it is I would say it would go to Cleveland. There is still the most money to support such a store up there. Plus the Columbus market is too saturated with retail as is.

I have no problem with what pilots make, I dont care if they make 10,000 or 1,000,000. Regardless, I would say they are overpaid because there is obviously not a demand for their services at that price. Regardless of whether Delta Management screwed up royally and ran the airline into the ground, the pilots are kinda stuck on that sinking ship. If someone could easily go out and start an airline to make up for management mistakes. Point being, the only power the pilots have is to change professions. I feel bad for them but all a strike will get them is a ticket to the unemployment line.

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I don't necessarily agree. These people worked hard to achieve a certain level of success in their careers. Some pilots, at this point in their careers, are accustomed to a certain level of living. I don't blame them for wanting to MAINTAIN there standard of living. Delta has BAD management and a horrible business plan. I know this seems harsh, but Delta should go under. While I respectfully disagree with your opinion that Delta should go under, you are right in that this situation was partially caused by bad management decisions over the past 20 years and a combination of bad economics for Delta. I do feel bad for the pilots in that it is hard to give up something when you are used to a certain standard. They do work hard for their money but it seems short-sighted on their parts to want to give up an income for the unemployment line if they could take a pay cut and save what job (however shitty it may be) they have. The economics of the airline industry have changed and pilots are no longer in the same class as there predecessors. Pilots got paid well in the past because they possessed an important skill that very few people in society had and that skill could not be duplicated by machines. Unfortunately for them with the increase of technology, many times a pilot is nothing more than a glorified baby sitter, often watching an instrument panel while the computer flies the plane. As technology increases, the need for their skills in society diminishes and their salaries are driven down. It is a harsh pill to swallow but if they like what they are doing, they will bite the bullet and do it, otherwise, they will take their pay cut (which is in line with the industry now) and in the mean time look for other suitible employment opportunities.

the pilots are overpaid anyway. If they ruin the airline, I hope they enjoy working at ABX making a quarter of what they did at Delta. They deserve it. The airline is in bankruptcy which means that the creditors are the ones calling the shots. True managment is making the decisions about what needs cut, but the creditors have the authority to approve or reject the proposed cuts before it is presented to the pilots. In this case, the creditors (GE, Penion Funds, Etc) have dictated that these are the cuts that Delta needs to make in order to satisfy their debts. The pilots are stupid and arrogant. I hope they enjoy the unemployment line

How bout a Kenwood Bloomies. Compromise with the Suburbs but keep it in the 275 beltway

Cincinnati Financial was in the Fortune 500 last year, they dropped out this year.

Columbus is not too much different than Indy or charlotte or many other "newer" cities which are more suburban in nature. I was speaking with a few people in Columbus the other day and they mentioned that all the new development in the city centers around the Arena District area as many companies and firms that used to be located downtown close to the Statehouse in one of the towers are abandoning that part of the city to move to one of the newer office condos closer to the arena district. It seems as if much of the commercial growth down in that area is not so much from new businesses moving to an urban environment but from existing downtown companies leaving buildings such as Huntington Tower and Borden and relocating to the arena area. I wonder if there really is a new increase in jobs in overall downtown Columbus or if it is more of a repositioning of jobs to a differeent area of the city? On a separate note, I wonder if someone has a similar graphic as far as parking lot areas in Downtown cinci and Cleveland, or if anyone would speculate on what it may look like?

Maybe if Huntington gets bought out by 5/3 there can be 3 5/3 fields in Ohio, and 2 more in Michigan

I feel there has been progress in the OTR over the past decade. It used to be where I found the whole neighborhood outside the main entertainment area threatening. It seems that the areas east of Walnut or even vine have become fairly safe. It seems that the area from Vine to the west is still a very rough area and there is a lot of progress to be made. Considering 10+ years ago the entire area north of Central Parkway was very rough shows that there has been significant progress. There is still a lot to go however. I wish the article would have touched on some of the successes in the OTR over the past 10 years.

As much as I like Casinos and would love to see Casino Gambling in Ohio, it would do very little to help downtowns. If you think about it how many cities have Casinos downtown or practically downtown as an economic boost yet in reality it does little to help downtown For example both detroit and St. Louis both have Casinos within walking distance to their Central Business Districts yet there does not seem to be a big spill over effect. While it is true that a Casino will bring a lot of people to an urban area, if you look at most Casino's they are not very pedestrian friendly. Their job is to keep people in the Casino and gamble, not to encourage them to shop and walk the streets of the area they are in. Even when people go there for other activities, such as shopping, dining, or entertainment, the purpose is to keep them on the Casino Grounds at all times. How many Casinos outside of Vegas and Maybe Atlantic City has anyone seen that try and intertwine themselves with the urban environment? I would argue that Vegas does a bad job at this too. If a Casino were built in Cincy or Cleve., under traditional Casino methods, the Casino would have a primary access from a large complex parking structure which often isolates the Casino further from the urban environment. It would offer nothing to encourage its patrons to leave the complex and would isolate itself from the rest of the city. With this being said, I am all for a Casino in the area if it can be done right, or if it can be done in a way that would not create a disjointed downtown or urban environment.

Not by 2010 but in about 25 years if both cities sustain the same growth Columbus would pass cinci. However by that time, the cinci area will be combined with Dayton and it would be far ahead of Columbus.