Oldmanladyluck

We'll just have to wait and see if enough people's pockets get padded to make sure that the convention center goes on a site that is connected to Tower City, no matter how much sense it makes to build on the current site. IF, and only IF, the Scranton Peninsula were to be developed... was part of the initial negotiations with the city and Forest City for them to win the site proposal. However, Forest City BACKED OUT years ago on developing the site with the convention center. Am I the only one who actually remembers this? Why is it that these politicos are trying to please this company so much? I just don't get it.

^AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Here's the killer part: no matter what the committee recommends, the COMMISSIONERS decide where the convention center/medical mart goes. Stark has agreements with the parking lot owners for Pesht right now, doesn't he? What happens if the county decides that they are putting up the convention center there? Do the agreements with the current parking lot owners still stand, or is the county some way able to get the land regardless of agreements (besides eminent domain, which would never fly)? I wonder if Stark is on to this already, and possibly Jacobs as mentioned by KJP. Having the medical mart, if the convention center is put behind Tower City, within the tower proposed by Jacobs is intriguing. However, the medical mart could go in Jacob's tower and we could still have the convention center in it's current location. Dammit, I wish they would hurry up and decide between the two initial decisions, because the last two are horrific (I still say that county commissioners should be required to take classes at CSU's Levin).

DAMMIT!! We should be PAST this point by now!! Why is there still a question of which TWO sites that should be under consideration? Those two sites were chosen a LONG time ago!! I guess with Cuyahoga politics, the old saying is true... one step forward...

Cavs Win- 105 to 88. That was the type of finish we all wanted to see in this series!!!!

^I would too!!

^I would hope that the building has: 1) Street level retail (a must) 2) Hotel space (which would make sense no matter where the new convention center goes) 3) Residential units (a mixed-use tower with residential units on Public Square? The units would sell immediately) 4) Observation deck 5) A restaurant 6) Be designed by a world class architect 7) The new tallest in Cleveland/Ohio/between Chi and NYC; A tower that would send the image that Cleveland believes in itself, much like Terminal Tower and Key Tower did. Office space is a given, since we have so many large tenants looking for new space.

For the health of downtown, I would like to see a mixed use tower on the site instead of just office space (since it looks like Jacobs is serious about getting this tower built). That would be the only way both Pesht and the Jacobs tower could coexist.

Yes, the terminals (i.e. stations) go from Downtown to the Clinic. Afterwards, they lie along the sides of Euclid all the way to Windemere.

^I would assume that the owners are looking to renovate or sell with the completion of the BRT line underway. I recall a statistic from not too long ago that stated that property values in Midtown have risen a great deal since the start of construction on Euclid.

Welcome Glenville!! My Granny lives on E.112th and St. Clair (one street outside of the Glenville border). Your ideas and comments will be welcome here!!

Mount Vernon is definitely a cool little city!!

This is great news!!! Further proof that Cleveland has truly turned a corner.

^^That would definitely be ironic!! Good news!!

Looks like Lubrizol will be in the top 500 next year. Good post.

See that it is coming along nicely!! Can't wait for the finished product.

http://online.wsj.com/home-page Look out for downsides of a medical economy by Chris Seper Wednesday April 16, 2008, 4:34 AM Wall Street Journal interactive graphic 2007 was the year Cleveland officially switched from a manufacturing economy to a medical one. That's the year we employed more people in the health-care sector than manufacturing, according to an interactive graphic that's part of a report in The Wall Street Journal (registration required). Manufacturing's decline isn't news around here. Nor is the rise of our health-care sector. But the Journal's article -- discussed on the Wall Street Journal Health blog -- points out some precarious differences in a health-care economy versus one relying on manufacturing. Cleveland-area employment changes (by percentage) 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 Health care 5.86 7.22 9.18 10.14 11.03 11.02 12.75 13.55 Manufacturing 30.67 28.64 25.32 20.83 19.55 18.2 14.92 13.44 *Covers Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor area | Source: The Wall Street Journal • It can be harder to climb the pay ladder in health care. • The highly trained make a good living, but those without technical skills may find it harder to make a living in health care than they did in manufacturing. • A community that becomes dependent on health jobs can end up with a weaker economy, beholden to government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. • While good manufacturing jobs are spread across a state, higher-paying health-care jobs tend to cluster in urban areas, around large medical centers. We've already seen some of these results, like specialists abandoning rural areas. The Journal uses Bangor, Maine, as its example to drive home the story. Back in February, The Economist came to Cleveland to write a piece that aptly asks: What happens when a clinic takes over a metropolis?

The PD has been doing a good job ( :-o) at keeping this in the public's eye... hope that this continues. Water may freshen Northeast Ohio's future Posted by Michael Scott April 13, 2008 04:22AM Categories: Impact, Water Compact Imagine a land of plenty where people of great affluence enjoy nearly free and unfettered access to an abundant and life-sustaining reserve. A town on the temperate southern shore of a great lake that has become a global center for water products, services and studies. This community, once smeared in shades of rust and decay when its industries and people moved south and west, now reflects only vibrant hues of green and blue as those thirsty natives return home. ... http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/04/water_may_freshen_northeast_oh.html

Great news for Akron and NE Ohio!!

This news is indeed huge. I guess the professors at Levin weren't allowed to speak on it... but I would assume that Dr. Keating would have been an advisor, among the many other individuals there who are schooled in urban studies. We'll know more in May, but I'm definitely excited that the advisers were looking at the Minneapolis-St. Paul model, which is a region that is both doing well and is viewed as progressive. GREAT NEWS!!!

Great pics, MayDay!! I especially like this one...

Yeah, that mall definitely looks the same as 10 years ago.

from wkyc.com.... http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/SLIM216/0842134247_ameritrust3640.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/SLIM216/0842134258_ameritrust4640.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/SLIM216/084213436_ameritrust5640.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/SLIM216/0842134238_ameritrust2640.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/SLIM216/084213233_ameritrustbid1300x225.jpg

^^Nope, per the Crains article not too long ago, a Cleveland lawfirm will be in that building along with other tenants... here's hoping that Ernst & Young go to Pesht...

Nice. I like the idea... we've taxed ourselves for worse things. A bond issue that will actually help create jobs and lure businesses would be great. Thanks for the info!!