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Hmmm... Didn't I say this before... Hopefully the winter kills them off nice and quick, so that the airport and the city can focus on attracting better service to Columbus.

Likewise, I work all weekend.

Landing this would be more significant and beneficial than anything Skybus could ever offer. Amsterdam direct next for airport? Thursday, September 20, 2007 3:38 AM By Marla Matzer Rose THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Port Columbus has Amsterdam in its sights as its first potential direct flight to a European destination. Officials are hoping the airport will be selected by Northwest Airlines for one of three new European routes the carrier could announce as soon as October, said David Whitaker, business-development chief for the airport. "Our pitch is that we have over 300 passengers per day, each way, traveling to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India," Whitaker said. Though airport figures show only 28 passengers travel daily in each direction between central Ohio and the Netherlands' capital, Whitaker said, Amsterdam's status as a major gateway for other international flights would make it an attractive option for travelers here. London is the top market from central Ohio, with 99 daily passengers in each direction, followed by Frankfurt, Germany, with 42, and Paris with 33. More at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2007/09/20/amsterdam.ART_ART_09-20-07_C10_147V56N.html?sid=101

Four new cities will be announced tomorrow: Chattanooga, TN (Atlanta) Punta Gorda, FL (Ft. Myers/Sarasota) Milwaukee, WI (Chicago) Gulfport/Biloxi, MS (New Orleans/Pensacola)

Macy's to leave Columbus City Center Wednesday, September 19, 2007 11:33 AM By Mike Pramik Macy's will pull out of Columbus City Center in November, its parent company announced today. The parent company said it is closing the Downtown department store because City Center has been underperforming. The company will continue to operate eight other Macy's and related stores in central Ohio. “While Macy's remains deeply committed to the Columbus community, the continued decline of customer traffic and business levels at City Center have led us to the decision to close the store this fall,” said William McNamara, chairman and chief executive officer of Macy's Midwest. “We will be working with the mall's owners to find the most productive long-term use of the Macy's space.” ... http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2007/09/19/citycenter.html

Also, the yellow journalism by the Dispatch regarding Skybus has me seeing red. I have never seen so much free advertising for a company in a daily rag before. Gag me with a friggin' spoon. Ms. Rose treats Skybus like they invented this concept. In reality, Southwest was the one that pioneered the concept of high utilization rates through their "10 minute turn-arounds" back in the 70s. Other airlines have since adopted this concept to increase to cut costs and increase productivity. And 14 daily departures to 11 cities with 5 aircraft is nothing incredible and is actually a quite poor use of their aircraft. In a high utilization route structure, block times should be no more than 2 hours or so, to get the maximum use out of the aircraft on many routes. By flying several west coast jaunts, Skybus severely cramps their utilization rates. ...which is an almost daily occurance. I've seen their last bank of flights all come in together at 2 A.M., creating organized chaos on their ramp and 30+ minute waits in baggage claim because they don't have enough staff to work all the aircraft at once. And this is during the summer. I shudder to think what will happen when the airline faces winter ops. Or how about the evening Portsmouth flight that never made it? The plane ended up diverting to Hartford, sat on the ramp for hours, then flew back to Columbus, arriving at around 5 A.M. Or how about last week when a flight couldn't get into Bellingham and diverted to Boeing Field? It caused a ripple-effect through the entire day, resulting in the last Ft. Lauderdale flight getting in a little before 5 A.M. That attitude is terrible. What Mr. Vasey fails to mention is that when Skybus cancels a flight, you are sh!t out of luck. Skybus cannot reaccomodate you on any other carrier, and when most flights are operated once daily, chances are likely you won't be leaving until the next day, assuming there are seats available. And don't think you can call a 1-800 number or turn to a "Skybus" (they're all outsourced to DGS) agent for rebooking, that has to be done either through a kiosk or by pulling out your laptop. Yup, we're lucky to have this farse of an airline around...

Again, like I already said, look at past months this year to see that passenger loads were breaking records before Skybus' arrival. This past March set an all-time record for CMH, 2 months before Skybus initiated service: 04-23-2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE print friendly version Busiest First Quarter in Port Columbus History COLUMBUS – Port Columbus International Airport experienced an 8.3 percent increase in passengers over March 2006 to set a new record for the month and conclude the busiest first quarter in the history of the airport. Over 634,000 passengers used Port Columbus in March 2007 compared to the 585,874 passengers in March 2006. Year-to-date numbers reflect a 9.6 percent increase over the same time period in 2006 with over 1.65 million passengers using Port Columbus in 2007. http://www.columbusairports.com/news/press/release.asp?PID=246 The introduction of Skybus has merely inflated passenger numbers to a now unsustainable level. What we will likely see now is other airlines cutting service due to the loss of passengers to Skybus. My use of Cleveland as an example has to do with how good air connectivity increases the economic prospects of a region. If you don't like the use of Cleveland as an example, we can use Charlotte. A major reason for Bank of America's decision to located their headquarters in Charlotte was due to USAirways' hub at CLT. Or how about Cincinnati, where a recent analysis showed that Delta's hub operation in CVG is worth billions of dollars to the region, despite the airport having among the highest air fares in the nation. Having an airline that can fly you to Chicopee for $20 means squat compared to having an airline that can fly you multiple times a day to every major market in the northeast. Exactly right. This region became overhubbed in the 90s, and we've since seen the scaling back and closing of several hubs, including America West's former hub here in Columbus. What you fail to realize is that Columbus could have easily have had the best of both worlds, low fare service to major destinations across the U.S. Instead, we've invested millions into a flying cattle car that doesn't take you to where you want to go and nickle-and-dimes you every step of the way. If you know about Ryannair, most Europeans regard it as "the airline people love to hate." That's not the kind of business I want to see representing Columbus. If this cancer continues to spread, I see an overall complete degredation of the air travel market out of here, as the rest of our local carriers leave or downsize the market.

You know the saying with the blind squirrel...

CMH is crushing past ridership records and is considering accelerating the plan to expand the airport. Record ridership numbers also indicate that people who don't normally fly are the ones making up Skybus' clientele. Skybus isn't the only one that is/was increasing passenger numbers in Columbus. If you look at the months before Skybus started operation, CMH was already on the way to breaking passenger records thanks to incumbent low cost carriers jetBlue and Southwest that were expanding in Columbus. New and upgraded service by several other airlines, such as Midwest Airlines and Delta were also helping our numbers. Skybus came in during the summer, a traditionally heavy travel period regardless, the key is during the fall and part of the winter months. Columbus is/was already somewhat of a marginal route for some carriers, and with Skybus' presence, they have cut for the leaner fall and part of winter travel months already, with possibly more on the way. But Skybus is doing very little to increase business awareness of Columbus nationwide. Take a look at the Continental expanding in Cleveland thread to get a good idea of what having a real airline build and establish an operation in a city. Granted, Columbus will never be a major hub the likes of CLE or CVG, but there is no reason CMH has to lag behind in air service quality and quantity when compared to Raleigh-Durham, Indianapolis, Austin, and Kansas City, all of which have air service levels much higher than Columbus on carriers that foster business expansion and connectivity to other large markets, not St. Augustine and Portsmouth.

Although 700 jobs is the real plus here The real plus is having Cleveland linked nonstop, multiple times a day to 12 more cities across the nation. This will increase Cleveland's connectivity and business appeal greatly. Then of course, the nonstop service to Paris will be another coup for the Cleveland hub. Definitely great news all around, and a very smart step by Continental to utilize their assets in Cleveland to strengthen their entire route network.

Some of it is proprietary information, but I'll elaborate where I can. Despite what elected officials may say, Skybus has been doing more to hurt the local economy than help it. For example, all their ground staff in Columbus is outsourced; that is to say that none of them, not even the people that put you on the aircraft are actual Skybus employees. They are paid far below the industry standard and are essentially only instructed to check bags. Customer service is not a highly stressed aspect of their job, which is an absurdity in a customer service-based industry. Another problem with Skybus is its method of operation. Flying into secondary airports, no interline agreements with other carriers, an extremely limited route network and frequency, no back ups in the case of severly delayed or cancelled flights, and appealing to the lowest common denominator will not attract the business people we want to this city. Skybus may help Mr. and Mrs. Jones fly them and the two kids to Ft. Lauderdale, but it won't help the small businesses in Columbus, nor business around the country get to Columbus. To complicate that, the carriers that DO fly the business routes have seen part of their bottom line (i.e. the leisure customers) choose to fly Skybus, and are therefore downsizing aircraft, frequency, and routes from Columbus, further hurting Columbus' ability to do business with the rest of the nation and the world. Proposed new routes have been shelved, and new airlines have decided not to consider Columbus when opening new cities. Skybus is a cancer, and it needs to be stopped, before it's too late.

If we're lucky, they'll never get that far. The damage Skybus has done to the local air travel market is reprehensibe, and as long as they're still here, it looks to get much worse.

I could see Concourse C being widened and renovated pretty easily with around $50 million. Some modifications would have to be done to Concourse D so that multiple mainline Continental jets can be accomodated there while work is done on C. Continental Express aircraft could use the ground-level piers at D17, D21, D25, and D28, as I believe most of their ERJs have airstairs. Meanwhile, work could be done in two stages on the C Concourse, renovating and expanding the even-number gates first, followed by the odd-numbered gates in the "neck of the banjo." Moving customs and immigration into the C Concourse could also help ease connection.

WCPX Channel 48 will join WQHS Channel 61 in Cleveland as the only 24-hour local spanish language affiliates in Ohio. WQHS is owned and operated by spanish language television giant Univision. Azteca America Spanish network signs on Nov. 1 Wednesday, September 12, 2007 3:29 AM By Tracy Turner and Stephanie Czekalinski THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH -- www.dispatch.com One of the largest Spanish-language broadcasters in the United States soon will be on the air in central Ohio. Azteca America, a broadcasting network based in Los Angeles, will begin broadcasting Nov. 1 on its new local affiliate, WCPX-TV (Channel 48). Azteca America is a subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V. in Mexico...

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Who's rich? Depends on the location In Columbus, income of $127,500 ranks in top 5%; in Franklin County, $160,600 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 3:27 AM By Debbie Gebolys and David Conrad THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH If rich means having more money than most of your neighbors, its definition would vary widely in central Ohio. Delaware County's wealthiest households have incomes of at least $260,000 a year, according to the latest census numbers. That's more than twice what it takes to be in the top 5 percent of households in Franklin County. More below: www.dispatch.com

...Thurber? Thurber House, Downtown.

Yup, United used to have daily 767 service between CLE and ORD in the mid-late 90s. Before that, DC-10s also made the short hop, as cle2032 mentioned. UA still sends 757s to CLE every now and then, depending on the schedule. This past spring had 757 service to ORD on UA, but after a systemwide domestic capacity cut, the 757s were placed on other routes.

Turnaround plan Longaberger optimistic despite losing 113 more jobs Friday, July 13, 2007 3:29 AM By Amy Saunders, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/business/stories/2007/07/13/longaberger.ART_ART_07-13-07_C8_LM79424.html The Longaberger Co. is eliminating 113 jobs to cut costs and streamline the company, the Newark-based basket-maker said yesterday. The move also is expected to boost a turnaround plan begun this year, spokesman Tom Matthews said. After a disappointing 2006, Longaberger opened its first factory store in Frazeysburg and made it easier and less expensive for independent sales consultants to join the company. It's also preparing to begin online sales. The reductions -- a combination of layoffs and elimination of open positions -- primarily affect corporate employees and went into effect yesterday, Matthews said. Longaberger's work force now is down to about 3,000, from about 8,200 in 2000.

Deal would vault Hexion to top 5 $10.6 billion acquisition would triple size of chemical-maker Friday, July 13, 2007 3:34 AM By Paul Wilson THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/business/stories/2007/07/13/hex.ART_ART_07-13-07_C8_LM793PU.html One of Columbus' biggest companies looks to be getting a lot bigger. Little-known Hexion Specialty Chemicals won the bidding yesterday for fellow chemical-maker Huntsman Corp., beating rival bidder Basell AF for the Salt Lake City company. ...

U.S. News and World Report released their 2007 list of the best hospitals in the U.S. The Cleveland Clinic ranked #4 overall in the report's prestigious Honor Roll, the only Ohio Hospital to make the list. Of the over 5,400 hospitals screened, only 173 made the U.S. News list. Here they are, with the Ohio city's hospitals in bold type and their specialties listed: A Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Ill. Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, Mass. B Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla. Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Boston Medical Center Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston C Carilion Medical Center, Roanoke, Va. Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Ill. Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, W.Va. Christ Hospital, Cincinnati U.S.News Rankings U.S.News Score Reputation #24 Heart 26.2 2.1% #38 Neurology and Neurosurgery 24.5 0% #40 Orthopedics 22.2 0% #47 Respiratory Disorders 25.5 0% #47 Geriatrics 25.1 0% Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, Del. City of Hope, Duarte, Calif. Clarian Health Partners, Indianapolis Cleveland Clinic U.S.News Rankings U.S.News Score Reputation #1 Heart 100.0 67.7% #2 Urology 93.6 57.5% #2 Digestive Disorders 62.3 33.5% #4 Orthopedics 59.6 22.5% #4 Rheumatology 41.4% #5 Respiratory Disorders 55.2 17.3% #5 Kidney Disease 94.3 27.2% #6 Neurology and Neurosurgery 73.1 26.9% #6 Endocrinology 38.7 15.5% #7 Gynecology 58.8 10.6% #9 Ear, nose, and throat 49.3 16.9% #9 Geriatrics 38.2 6.5% #12 Ophthalmology 6.4% #17 Cancer 34.1 7.2% #19 Psychiatry 4.5% #20 Rehabilitation 5.3% Craig Hospital, Englewood, Colo. D Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. E Emory University Hospital, Atlanta Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Ill. F Flagler Hospital, Saint Augustine, Fla. Florida Hospital, Orlando Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee G Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C. Grant Medical Center-OhioHealth, Columbus, Ohio U.S.News Rankings U.S.News Score Reputation #31 Orthopedics 23.8 0% Greater Baltimore Medical Center H H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa Hackensack University Medical Center, N.J. Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Harper University Hospital, Detroit Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Conn. Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit Hospital for Special Surgery, New York Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, Conn. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia I Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Harvey, Ill. Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Va. J Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Ky. John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, Calif. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore K Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, N.J. Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio U.S.News Rankings U.S.News Score Reputation #22 Endocrinology 25.9 0% #39 Digestive Disorders 20.3 0% #50 Neurology and Neurosurgery 23.0 0% L Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Mass. Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa. LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa. Lenox Hill Hospital, New York Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, N.Y. Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill. M Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh Maine Medical Center, Portland Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston Memorial Hermann TIRR, Houston Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York Menninger Clinic, Houston MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, N.D. Methodist Hospital, Houston Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio U.S.News Rankings U.S.News Score Reputation #46 Respiratory Disorders 25.6 0% #48 Ear, nose, and throat 21.4 0% Mission Health and Hospitals, Asheville, N.C. Montefiore Medical Center, New York Moss Rehab, Elkins Park, Pa. Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Fla. Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York N National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, D.C. New England Baptist Hospital, Boston New York Eye and Ear Infirmary New York-Presbyterian Univ. Hosp. of Columbia and Cornell Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago O Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus U.S.News Rankings U.S.News Score Reputation #10 Rehabilitation 9.9% #15 Cancer 35.4 3.7% #19 Ear, nose, and throat 30.8 3.3% #24 Kidney Disease 41.4 2.5% #35 Gynecology 33.0 4.1% #41 Respiratory Disorders 26.1 0.4% #50 Orthopedics 21.6 0.7% Oregon Health and Science University Hospital, Portland P Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Colorado Springs, Colo. Pinnacle Health System, Harrisburg, Pa. Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas R Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, Calif. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Riverside Methodist Hospital-Ohio Health, Columbus U.S.News Rankings U.S.News Score Reputation #45 Heart 24.1 0.8% Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, N.J. Rush University Medical Center, Chicago Rusk Institute, NYU Medical Center, New York S Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Fla. Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Calif. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital-Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, Va. Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville Shepherd Center, Atlanta Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, Baltimore Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston SSM St. Mary's Health Center, St. Louis St Joseph Hospital, Orange, Calif. St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, Minn. St. Elizabeth Medical Center-North, Covington, Ky. U.S.News Rankings U.S.News Score Reputation #30 Respiratory Disorders 27.1 0% #35 Endocrinology 23.8 0% St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, N.Y. St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, Wis. St. Louis University Hospital St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network, Bethlehem, Pa. St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, Calif. Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio U.S.News Rankings U.S.News Score Reputation #28 Orthopedics 24.4 0% Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Swedish Health Services, Seattle T Tampa General Hospital Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia U UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore University Hospital, Cincinnati U.S.News Rankings U.S.News Score Reputation #34 Endocrinology 24.5 0.3% #38 Urology 23.2 1.4% University Hospital, Stony Brook, N.Y. University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland U.S.News Rankings U.S.News Score Reputation #19 Orthopedics 27.2 2.6% #25 Cancer 29.2 0.8% #34 Neurology and Neurosurgery 25.6 0.8% #34 Urology 23.9 1.5% #36 Endocrinology 23.8 1.2% #39 Geriatrics 26.2 1.4% University Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz. University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange University of California, San Diego Medical Center University of California, San Francisco Medical Center University of Chicago Medical Center University of Colorado Hospital, Denver University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, Lexington University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Rochester Medical Center, N.Y. University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, Salt Lake City University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison USC University Hospital, Los Angeles V Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle W Wake Forest Univ. Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C. Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich. William Beaumont Hospital, Troy, Mich. Willis-Knighton Medical Center, Shreveport, La. Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia Woman's Hospital of Texas, Houston Y Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.

Cardinal Health (#19 on that list) is based in Dublin, a northwest Columbus suburb.

ODOT loses round in fight over giant ads Orange Barrel Media won't be forced to take down any of its giant wallscape advertisements anytime soon thanks to a recent court decision. The ad agency won its second court victory in as many years when the 10th District Court of Appeals in Columbus ruled June 21 that the Ohio Department of Transportation doesn't have authority over advertisements in downtown Columbus. ODOT had argued the advertisements were too big and were distracting motorists on nearby federal roads. In a unanimous decision from the appellate court, the three judges rejected all of the transportation department's arguments. "From the beginning, it was obvious to me and my legal team that we were correct and ODOT was incorrect," said Orange Barrel President Pete Scantland. "I'm hoping they don't try to appeal to the (Ohio) Supreme Court." ODOT spokesman Scott Varner said the department is reviewing its options. Full story at http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2007/07/02/tidbits1.html?b=1183348800^1484232

Adding connections at airport? Sort of Tuesday, July 3, 2007 5:57 AM By Steve Stephens THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH High-tech travelers will be happy to know that Port Columbus is working to assist them in their quest for greater power. Airport officials are installing more electrical outlets for the growing number of fliers who use cell phones, laptops and portable music and video players. The proliferation of electronic gadgets in this computer age, though, has created a steady demand for places to plug in. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/07/03/OUTLETS.ART_ART_07-03-07_A1_4B76KEG.html

Dublin on rib maker's menu Montgomery Inn negotiating to bring popular restaurant to shopping center Saturday, June 30, 2007 3:26 AM By Barnet D. Wolf THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/business/stories/2007/06/30/montinn.ART_ART_06-30-07_C10_L875QFF.html For decades, central Ohioans have been making the trip to the Cincinnati area to dine at one of the popular Montgomery Inn restaurants. The drive soon could be considerably shorter. Montgomery Inn officials yesterday confirmed that they are negotiating to locate the company's fourth restaurant at the Shoppes at River Ridge now under construction in Dublin.