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Word has it that UD may be interested in puchasing the Sugar Camp property, which is not included in the "initial purchase agreement" for 49-acres that UD is already looking into buying from NCR. OAKWOOD | After getting comments from consultants on how Sugar Camp could be redeveloped into condominiums, city leaders have decided Oakwood cannot afford to buy the 36-acre property that had been an NCR training center. "The numbers kind of speak for themselves," City Manager Norb Klopsch said Monday. ...

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati + Hofbräuhaus x a few friends from college = one helluva hangover

Thanks for the info, grasscat. All I was getting at about the resignation thing is that if he would have resigned, rather than choosing to finish out his term and not run for reelection, would the Republican Central Committee appointed someone for the remaining 2 1/2 months of this term? And if so, that person would have had to run as a write-in candidate if they wanted in the election, correct? I’m sure what you said about those smoky back a rooms is right. The Republicans probably want to get another person in statewide office so when all the Republicans play the political version of musical chairs, there will be more candidates to choose from that have statewide name recognition.

This thing really keeps getting crazier. Just a few points... I bet the Democrats are kicking themselves for not having anyone run. Why does Joe Deters want to leave statewide politics? Related to the treasurer's office scandal? Didn't he move to Liberty Township (I think), so now is he moving back to Hamilton County? What defines residency? Will Allen's name still be on the ballot? If Allen resigned, how would things be different than just not seeking reelection?[/list:u] Craziness :crazy:

No surprise at all.... CINCINNATI | The Lazarus name, like Shillito Rike's and the Rike Kumler Co. before it, will disappear in January. Federated Department Stores Inc. announced Monday that it will drop the local department store names next year and will operate chains coast to coast under just two brands, Macy's and Bloomingdale's. Stores in the Dayton area and around the Midwest have been known as Lazarus-Macy's since May 2003. Terry J. Lundgren, chairman, president and chief executive officer, called the name change "a bold and exciting step toward fulfilling our vision of Macy's as 'America's department store.' " Lundgren added: "By focusing all of our efforts on Macy's and Bloomingdale's, two of the world's best known and most formidable retail nameplates, we will be able to maximize the incredible potential inherent in both of these brands through distinctive, consistent and far-reaching marketing initiatives." Lundgren said the change blends the national reach of Macy's with the hometown values and service for which its regional stores are known. In addition to Lazarus-Macy's, Federated's decision affects regional department stores that operate as Burdines-Macy's in Florida, Bon-Macy's in the Pacific Northwest, Goldsmith's-Macy's in Tennessee and Rich's-Macy's in the southeast. These stores will begin operating exclusively under the name Macy's by the end of January. Retailing analyst Jeffrey R. Stinson of FTN Midwest Research in Cleveland said dropping the local store brands indicates that shoppers are comfortable with national names. "It's probably a move that's made sense for them to do for quite some time," Stinson said. "Historically, there was a lot of customer loyalty attached to those names. I think we've seen that change over the last decade." The analyst said the popularity of giant vendors such as Target, Wal-Mart and other national brands has diminished the draw of local retail identities. The managements, organizational structures and operations of the three divisions operating stores under these hyphenated nameplates will be unaffected by this announcement. The 184 stores converting to Macy's will join the 239 department stores that operate under that name in 19 eastern and western states, Guam and Puerto Rico. The company expects to install new outside signs beginning in January — a process that is likely to take several months. Cincinnati-based Federated is one of the nation's largest department store retailers with annual sales of $15.2 billion and more than 450 stores in 34 states.

Fans of the Simpsons may find this interesting.... http://www.csupomona.edu/~jelerma/springfield/map/index.html Some people have too much time on their hands :)

I'm surprised it has taken so long for a project to happen here. The Miami Apartments appear to be a dump.

From what I've heard though, UD is going to oppose the project because it does not include enough parking spaces and will further exacerbate the already bad parking problems in the area.

Developer is building along river John Wilfong DBJ Staff Reporter A local developer is building $4 million in townhouses on the north bank of the Great Miami River. J.R. Wilson's East River Place will consist of 12 townhouses along the river walkway directly across from RiverScape and near the Riverside Drive bridge. The homes will feature decks and rooftop verandas to take advantage of the sweeping view of downtown Dayton, and the park and fountains at RiverScape, Wilson said. "It's downtown, but it's not downtown," he said. "You're the voyeur. It's quiet and you can watch the action. When you want to get involved, you can easily go out and get involved." The two or three-bedroom homes will range from 2,200 square feet to 2,400 square feet, with prices starting between $275,000 and $300,000. The price can increase if owners upgrade from the base model of the factory-built units. http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/

UD area to see more development $2M project to be near University Shoppes Caleb Stephens DBJ Senior Reporter Jeff Samuelson is working his way around the University of Dayton. He developed the University Shoppes -- the 40,000-square-foot center that's home to an array of restaurants such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, Panera Bread and Dewey's Pizza -- out of empty bingo halls on Brown Street. And now he's going after a second development near UD that will include a rebuild of Milano's Atlantic City Subs.

DAYTON | In recent years, airport hassles, slow commuter planes and air fares might have prompted Bryan Bucklew to drive to Chicago for a business meeting. But the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce vice president said he'll fly to a meeting there in two weeks because he was able to book a round-trip flight from Dayton on a US Airways Express regional jet for $114. "By the time you account for parking and toll fees, it's cheaper for me to fly," he said last week. Bucklew said the attraction of low fares and jet service are important factors in the double-digit traffic growth Dayton International Airport has enjoyed — up 14.7 percent through July this year over the same period in 2003 — even as two of its top three airlines struggle to avoid bankruptcy. Buckler said he believes those same factors will continue to support air service in Dayton even as the major airlines go through sweeping, painful reorganizations. But the two airlines most in the news lately are major sources of air service for Dayton and are economically important in different ways. Atlanta-based Delta, which announced a major reorganization Wednesday, carries nearly twice as many passengers as either of the next two busiest airlines, AirTran and US Airways. Delta and its Delta Connection regional carriers accounted for 29 percent of the 10 airlines that served Dayton in the first seven months of this year, according to airport figures. More at http://www.daytondailynews.com

Yes' date=' that is their strategy. They choose markets that are typically too small for Federated, May, etc. Also, they are opening smaller stores that are about 55,000 square feet, unlike the store's 212,000 square foot store in the Dayton Mall. Elder-Beerman has been purchased by Bon-Ton, which has pretty much the same strategy--small to mid-size markets. Obviously that's their niche. Combined they have about 140 stores. Completely disagree. Is it as good as a Federated or May department stores? No. But it is much better than a Sears or JC Penney. Sometimes I can be a snob when it comes to shopping, but even I stop at Elder-Beerman, although I do less now that they are not headquarted in Dayton, I still do. I've never really thought about the name. I guess I've just been used to it all my life, but I never really though it was that bad. Although Federated wants to leverage the Macy's name, a lot of people argue they are diluting the brand name.

Thanks for all the info. I remember my friend from Lima mentioning Gregg's. I think is said it closed in the mid 80's after being open for over 100 years. Block's was headquarted in Indianapolis and bought by Federated and coverted to Lazarus around 1987, I believe. Didn't realize they had a location in Springfield. I don't know too much about Springfield, but a quick search on Google turned up something about Block's and the Bushnell Building.

Wayne development faces hurdles Residents say Kroger may build new store Caleb Stephens DBJ Senior Reporter A retail development planned near downtown Dayton is in jeopardy of not happening. For the past year and a half, Cincinnati-based developer Midland Atlantic Properties has been contacting property owners along Wayne Avenue in an attempt to purchase enough land for a multimillion-dollar development that may include a new Kroger store, according to area residents. The new development would sit on the corner of Wayne Avenue and Wyoming Street. ...

A couple of recent posts have made reference to former department stores in various Ohio cities. Each city used to have its own hometown department store, but through mergers and acquisitions, hardly any of the originals (at least by name) survive. Since it has been mentioned and also the fact that I visited the massive Kaufmann's store in downtown Pittsburgh over the weekend, I decided to throw a list of former Ohio department stores together. I’m not sure about some of these though, so make any corrects or additions. Akron Polsky’s - went out of business Cincinnati Shillito’s > Shillito-Rikes > Lazarus >Lazarus-Macy’s McAlpin’s > Dillard’s Pogue’s > L.S. Ayres - area location(s) closed Mabley & Carew > Elder-Beerman - area location(s) closed Columbus Lazarus > Lazarus-Macy’s Cleveland May > Kaufmann’s Higbee’s > Dillard’s Halle’s - went out of business Dayton Rike’s > Shillito-Rikes > Lazarus >Lazarus-Macy’s Beermans > Elder-Beerman - now part of Bon-Ton Elder & Johnson > Elder Beerman - now part of Bon-Ton Toledo Lasalle & Eppstein's > LaSalle & Kock > Macy’s - area location(s) closed Hudson’s [Detroit] > Marshall Field’s Lion’s > Dillard’s Youngstown Strouss > Kaufmann’s

I was just on that bridge this past weekend. As far as I know, that's the first cable-stayed bridge I've actually seen. It was quite impressive. After seeing the US 22 bridge, I can't wait to see the one in Toledo when it is completed. Though the design of Toledo's bridge is different, I'm sure it will be quite a remarkable structure.

Mead is still in the building. A couple years ago they merged with Westvaco to form MeadWestvaco. The Paper Division and the Consumer and Office Products Division continue to be headquarted in Dayton, along with some corporate functions, but the overall corporate headquarters were moved to Stamford CT.

Boston's has moved to 135 E. Second St., the old El Diablo building. Although this guy is probably a very successful businessman, he sounds like an ass. I understand he needs to turn a profit on his properties, but I think he could go about things in a better manner. Maybe be a little more personable.

Lifestyle Center: Most often located near affluent residential neighborhoods, this center type caters to the retail needs and “lifestyle” pursuits of consumers in its trading area. It has an open-air configuration and typically includes at least 50,000 sf of space occupied by upscale national chain specialty stores. Other elements help make the lifestyle center serve as a multi-purpose leisure-time destination, including: restaurants and entertainment; design ambience and amenities such as fountains and street furniture that are conducive to casual browsing; and often one or more conventional or fashion specialty department stores as anchors.

While I was researching the history of all the Owens companies (which seems quite entangled and confusing), I came across this article. Now that we have some representation from Toledo on here, maybe someone can update this info. This article is from May 2003. 3 firms consider downtown exit O-I, OC, and Pilkington moves could deal tough blows to city By JON CHAVEZ BLADE BUSINESS WRITER There's no getaway music playing, but three downtown Toledo signature companies - Owens-Illinois, Inc., Owens Corning, and Pilkington PLC - could bolt from their headquarters buildings within three years. O-I, the city's second-largest corporation, is exploring its options for when its lease expires at One SeaGate in 2006. If it moved to a new building on its suburban property, construction would have to begin in about a year. OC, the city's third-largest corporation, which is trying to get out of bankruptcy, has said it will vacate its riverfront headquarters this year if it cannot get its bondholders to lower what amounts to its lease payments. It has considered offices downtown and the suburbs. Pilkington, a British-owned operation once known as Libbey-Owens-Ford Co. and the equivalent in size of a U.S. Fortune 1,000 firm, must decide by July 1 whether to vacate its North American headquarters on Madison Avenue. The firm has looked at other sites downtown and in the suburbs. A departure by any of the three would be a psychological punch to Toledo's image and potentially an economic blow to downtown and the community. Toledo's identity and image are so closely associated with the glass industry that the city itself is the Glass City. To lose companies associated with that image would create a loss of identity, said Bill Hudnut, former mayor of Indianapolis and now a senior resident at the Urban Land Institute in Washington. More at http://www.toledoblade.com

Sure sounds better than moving it to Huber Heights. Whenever my family would go to Dayton when I was a kid, my two memories were always "that big building that said Mead at the top" (they made my Trapper Keepers, ya know) and "that blue clock" by the big maze of highway ramps. Although the building is still there, the Mead sign no longer graces the Dayton skyline and now the clock will be moved. Although I'll kinda miss it along the highway, its good that it's going back downtown. Historic clock returning to downtown Dayton The Gem City clock, a historic symbol of downtown Dayton, is returning near its original chiming spot. Dayton-based commercial real estate firm Hutchins Commercial Realty and the Downtown Dayton Partnership will move the clock from its current resting place atop the former Reynolds and Reynolds Co. building on Germantown Street to a new location at Third and Jefferson streets next spring. The clock, which dates back to 1892, was originally located on the Gem City Savings building at Third and Main streets and then moved to the Reynolds building in the 1970s. "The clock will be a centerpiece for a new historic and entertainment district along Jefferson Street, which will further enhance all of downtown Dayton's offerings," said Paul Hutchins, owner of Hutchins Commercial. "As we re-develop our properties in that area, we will be focusing on historic preservation of the original facades and creating an exciting, enticing area that will attract more people to downtown Dayton." A new structure, created specifically for the clock, will be erected at the corner of Third and Jefferson Streets in front of property purchased recently by Downtown Dayton Holdings LLC, a partnership which includes Hutchins Commercial partners Paul Hutchins and Ron Smith. Dave Williams, who recently joined Hutchins Commercial Realty as vice president of development services, will oversee the development of the new entertainment district along Jefferson Street, which will run from the Convention Center to RiverScape. "We have a vision for an area in downtown where visitors can walk, dine and enjoy this historic time piece," Williams said. "Our goal is to create a place which will honor Dayton's heritage and roots, as well as paint a bright picture for our town's future."