Cincinnati: General Business & Economic News

October 10, 200618 yr

The ordinance for the agreement passed unanimously in Council.

October 11, 200618 yr

"I look forward to details on where downtown they will set up shop."

They were looking at Catanzaro but we are still pushing for Hussman.

October 12, 200618 yr

From the 10/6/06 Dearborn County Register:

Seagrams sale pending soon?

By Erika Schmidt Russell, News Editor

10/06/2006

Lawrenceburg Mayor Bill Cunningham and other city officials met with Angostura Holding Co. representatives Tuesday, Oct. 3, to discuss the potential sale of the Pernod-Ricard Seagram Lawrenceburg Distillery.

The mayor reminded city council members about the meeting to see "what the city can do to help with the sale of Seagram's" at council's meeting Monday, Oct. 2....

http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=17293558&BRD=2076&PAG=461&dept_id=384100&rfi=8

October 13, 200618 yr

Ky. makes Toyota hybrids

Georgetown plant makes first such Camry in U.S.

BY MIKE BOYER | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

October 13, 2006

PHOTO: Toyota invested about $10 million to add the 2007 hybrid Camry production to its Georgetown, Ky. plant which also produces the Avalon, and the Solara coupe and convertible. Base price will be $25,900. The Associated Press / Ed Reinke

GEORGETOWN, Ky -Toyota on Thursday heralded the production launch of its first gas-electric hybrid Camry built here with an array of Kentucky dignitaries ranging from Sen. Jim Bunning and Gov. Ernie Fletcher to a trumpet-playing robot named Tommy built by the automaker.

"Kentucky has been known for thoroughbreds and now will be known for hybrids,'' said Fletcher.

The 7,000-employee Georgetown plant, the automaker's largest outside of Japan, is also one of the first outside of Japan to produce the hybrids that marry a fuel-efficient gas engine for highway driving with a regenerative battery system for city streets to produce greater fuel efficiency and lower emissions.

October 17, 200618 yr

CBRE's market reports for office and industrial, 3Q2006.

OFFICE MARKET

The overall metro vacancy rate for the office market remained unchanged this quarter at 18.79%. Downtown mirrored the overall market with a trivial change in vacancy, which remains at 16.10%. Overall absorption amounted to 146,349 SF compared to negative 97,057 SF the previous quarter. The suburban market has

experienced steady class A activity, especially in the Fields Ertel/Mason and Blue Ash areas. The revitalization of downtown’s Governor’s Square and Fountain Square should stimulate office demand in the CBD.

The central submarket continues to see new development. Keystone Parke will break ground late October for Phase I of the planned 460,000 SF project at Interstate 71 and Dana Avenue. Phase I, consisting of 62,000 SF, will be completed by the fall of 2007. Phases II & III are expected to be completed by 2009.

Eleven buildings are currently under construction and will add over 970,000 SF by 2007 of office space to the Greater Cincinnati region. Summit Woods III and The Landings I, two of the largest projects, are scheduled to be completed by the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Corporex has been chosen to be the developer of the 13 acre site at the corner of the Ohio and Licking Rivers. To be named Ovation, the development will consist of 1.2 million square feet of office, retail, and housing along the riverfront in Newport. On the Ohio riverfront, AIG Global Real Estate and Carter Real Estate have been selected as the developer of the Banks riverfront project. AIG/Carter also developed Atlantic Station, a large mixed-use development in Atlanta.

The downtown and suburban markets had several notable transactions this quarter. Citicorp’s lease of 195,000 SF at The Landings I is the most significant new lease in the last five years, expected to bring 1,000 new jobs to Blue Ash. Wellpoint signed a 50,000 SF lease at 4605 Duke Drive at Governor’s Pointe in Mason; Horan & Associates leased 23,000 SF at the Sycamore Executive Center in Kenwood; and Itelligence leased 24,000 SF at Kemper Pointe in the Fields Ertel/Mason submarket.

Vacancy/Availability/Net Absorption

• Downtown Class A vacancy increased slightly to 16.41%, while downtown Class B vacancy decreased to 15.32%.

• The Fields Ertel/Mason submarket continued to experience positive activity as Wellpoint leased over 50,000 SF from Governor’s Pointe and Itelligence leased 23,855 SF at Kemper Pointe. Blue Ash also experience a positive absorption with Citicorp’s lease of 195,000 SF at The Landings in Blue Ash.

• The two largest tenants to vacate Greater Cincinnati were Hamilton County who vacated 32,920 SF at Remington Park A in Blue Ash and Mycom who vacated 22,616 SF at the Gwynne Building downtown.

Average Asking Lease Rates

• The average quoted gross rental rate for Class A buildings is $22.66 per SF, up from $22.47 last year and $22.57 last quarter.

• Overall quoted rents (Class A,B,C) slightly increased since last quarter to $18.20

• The Kenwood submarket continues to have the highest average lease rate at $21.16 while the East submarket remains at the bottom with an average lease rate of $15.37.

Construction Activity

• The Landings I in Blue Ash, totaling 175,695 SF, will be completed by the fourth quarter.

Construction is underway for several additional suburban office buildings, which will add over 970,000 SF to the market. These buildings include:

Average Asking Lease Rate (G) $18.20

• The Landings of Blue Ash II & III (approximately 180,000 SF each) – Blue Ash

• Summit Woods III (106,000 SF) – Blue Ash

• Kenwood Corporate Center (33,600 SF) – Blue Ash

• Keystone Parke Phase I (62,000 SF) – Central

• Central Park V (41,000 SF) –Central

• Linden Point Phase I at the Lateral (115,000 SF) – Central

• Ivy Pointe (190,000 SF) – East submarket

• Tyler’s Place Business Center (30,000 SF) – Tri-County

• Ft. Thomas Executive Center (20,000 SF) – NKY

Market Outlook

• Keystone Parke will begin Phase I of its three phase 460,000 SF development in the Central submarket. The first building will add 62,000 SF into the market.

• Midtown will continue to be active as tenants seek new and redeveloped areas along I-71 and the Norwood Lateral, causing the CBD to soften.

• The Class B markets in Blue Ash and Tri-County will attract activity due to the absorption of large blocks of Class A space.

• Currently, Blue Ash has 495,295 SF of office space under construction. Summit Woods III, 106,000 SF, is scheduled to be completed at the beginning of the 4th quarter.

INDUSTRIAL MARKET

The Cincinnati industrial market maintained steady activity this quarter with 2006 YTD activity totaling over 5.7 million SF. However, the vacancy rate rose to 6.27%, mainly due to an increase in speculative construction.

Leases have previously been the transaction of choice, but were offset this quarter with an equal number of user sales. However, of the quarter’s 2.0 million SF of activity, leases dominated representing 63% or 1.2 million SF.

The Northwest submarket continues to lead the market in activity totaling over 2.4 million SF for the year, while the Central submarkets trail with under 900,000 SF of total activity.

UPS and TSS were the two largest lease transactions that occurred this quarter, while OKI represented the largest user sale with the purchase of 9901 Princeton- Glendale Road. Also of note, the former Gibson Greeting building located on Section Road, totaling almost 600,000 SF, sold to an investment buyer.

Speculative construction continues to break ground with over 1.52 million SF added in the third quarter. 61.7% of third quarter new construction was speculative, 22.2% was build-to-suit projects and the remainder was additions to existing facilities.

Prologis began construction of a 737,000 SF bulk building in Hebron, Kentucky and RGW Development has broken ground on over 192,000 SF of speculative office warehouse in West Chester and Sharonville. In addition, Prasco has started a 150,000 SF build-to-suit.

New construction costs continue to increase, however at a slower pace compared to the last few quarters, due to raising concrete and steel prices. In order to sustain market growth, speculators, developers and owners will need to expand their market reach into areas such as Fairfield and Monroe in Ohio, and Richwood in Kentucky.

Availability/Gross Absorption

The overall availability rate for industrial space increased this quarter to 6.27%, up from 6.01% partially due to a modification in tracked properties and an increase in speculative construction. The Central submarket experienced the biggest jump in vacancy partially due to a new 110,000 SF availability in Harrison. The Northwest and Northern Kentucky submarkets experienced the most substantial activity this quarter with over 826,487 SF and 667,885 SF absorbed respectively. Overall, leases accounted for 1.2 million SF while sales represented over 740,000 SF. The pace of the market is below that of last year, however, on par with 2002 through 2004 as all signs show a very stable market to come.

Average Asking Lease Rates

The overall average asking lease rate slightly increased this quarter to $4.06. The office/warehouse average quoted NNN lease rate increased to $5.63 per SF, while the average asking bulk warehouse lease rate increased to $3.14 per SF NNN. The Northern Kentucky submarket experienced the largest increase in lease rate currently at $3.63 per SF. Lease rates have continued to rise due to costs of new speculative construction.

Construction Activity

There has been over 2 million SF of new industrial space constructed in 2006. The majority of this space , 86%, was built in the Northern Kentucky submarket. Construction continues to be driven by speculative activity, which accounted for over 60% of the new construction.

Market Outlook

• Vacancy rates will rise as new speculative development comes online.

• Overall sales and leasing activity is on pace for 6.8 million SF by year-end. This would be a 37% decrease from 2005.

• New construction continues to pace 2005 totals.

• Activity levels remain consistent with the first half of the year and has begun to gain momentum that should carry through the end of the year.

• Large blocks of space are limited, therefore new larger users may find it difficult to achieve historical competitive lease rates.

October 17, 200618 yr

From the 10/11/06 Enquirer:

Ky. 18 sidewalk receives funding

BY BRENNA R. KELLY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

FLORENCE - The city finally will get to connect its two sides after the state found money to fund the city's plan to build a sidewalk along Ky. 18 over Interstate 71/75.

Florence had been turned down for a grant four times, but after the Federal Highway Administration awarded Kentucky an extra $33.9 million, the state gave $222,000 to Florence.

From the 10/12/06 Boone Community Recorder:

Subdivision can expand

BY PAUL MCKIBBEN | COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITER

BURLINGTON -- The Gunpowder Trails subdivision near Camp Ernst Road has received unanimous approval from the Boone County Fiscal Court to expand.

October 18, 200618 yr

Author

WTF $222,000 for 3200 feet of sidewalk????? I'm in the wrong business.

October 18, 200618 yr

From the 10/13/06 Enquirer:

Kroger plans megastore

BY BRENNA R. KELLY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

HEBRON - A Kroger megastore selling everything from fruit to furniture soon may be coming to Hebron.

Kroger plans to build a Kroger Marketplace near the intersection of Ky. 20 and Ky. 237. In addition to groceries, the store will carry bedding, towels, art, couches and other home items.

http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20061013/NEWS0103/610130424

From the 10/12/06 Boone County Recorder:

Verona park is making progress

BY LINDSAY KOTTMANN | COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITER

VERONA -- Waller-Stephenson Mill Park in Verona continues to be developed by the Boone County Parks Department and the Walton-Verona Independent School District.

October 19, 200618 yr

From the 10/18/06 Kentucky Post:

Boone panel to look at Kroger project

By Bob Driehaus

Post contributor

Plans for a Kroger Marketplace - the grocery chain's new megastore concept - will be scrutinized by the Boone County Planning Commission tonight.

From the 10/13/06 Cincinnati Business Courier:

Messier-Bugatti building Walton facility

Cincinnati Business Courier - October 13, 2006

Demand for its automotive products has spurred Messier-Bugatti to spend more than $14 million to build a new plant next to its A-Carb facility in Walton.

The Paris-based company, a unit of Safran, said in a news release that it has begun construction on the facility, which will produce wheels and carbon brakes. It is expected to begin operations in early 2008.

October 20, 200618 yr

Hotel occupancy improved in August

Cincinnati Business Courier - 10:10 AM EDT Friday

Greater Cincinnati hotels got more customers in August, especially on weekdays, but still lag other regional cities year-to-date in occupancy and room nights.

Hotels in the Cincinnati USA Regional Tourism Network's area saw a 3.7 increase in occupancy for the month, compared to August 2005, and an 8.1 percent boost in room nights. Weekday occupancy and room nights were up 5.1 percent and 11.6 percent respectively, with weekend occupancy falling 0.4 percent and room nights 0.7 percent, the network said in an e-mailed report. Statistics were provided by Smith Travel Research.

...

http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/10/16/daily49.html

October 27, 200618 yr

From the 10/18/06 Cincinnati Business Courier:

IPSCO, NS Group move along with merger plans

Cincinnati Business Courier - October 18, 2006

NS Group and IPSCO Inc. said Tuesday that they have cleared a hurdle in their merger effort.

The waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act has expired, the two companies said in a news release. Other closing conditions, including approval by NS Group (NYSE: NSS) shareholders, remain to be satisfied before IPSCO can acquire the company.

IPSCO said in September that it will purchase the Newport-based maker of tubular products for $66 per share, or about $1.46 billion in total.

...

http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/10/16/daily27.html

October 31, 200618 yr

From the 10/19/06 Boone Community Recorder:

Industrial buildings proposed near homes

BY PAUL MCKIBBEN | COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITER

BURLINGTON -- Two large buildings that would be used for industry are being proposed along Petersburg Road in Hebron close to a subdivision.

"The Kentucky 20 Flex Development" would have one building about 25,000 square feet and another building that would be approximately 65,000 square feet.

From the 10/20/06 Enquirer:

PHOTO: The new Petersburg Community Center will debut Sunday with an open house. It will accommodate a community room, library and fire station. The Enquirer/Patrick Reddy

Community center to show its stuff

BY BRENNA R. KELLY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

PETERSBURG - This river town of about 450 residents will have a library, a place to gather and brand-new quarters for its volunteer firefighters.

On Sunday, the county will open the Petersburg Community Center built on the site of the 93-year-old Petersburg Grade School that was torn down in 2003.

The 3,400-square-foot center includes a community room, library and fire station.

October 31, 200618 yr

From the 10/24/06 Enquirer:

GSI chooses Richwood

BY MIKE RUTLEDGE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

RICHWOOD - GSI Commerce Inc. has chosen the Park South complex in Richwood for its newest distribution and fulfillment center, officials said Monday. It expects to create 500 jobs within three years.

From the 10/21/06 Enquirer:

Shortcut's days are numbered

BY BRENNA R. KELLY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

BURLINGTON - By the end of the month, a shortcut thousands of drivers use every day will be closed.

The county plans to build a concrete median that will restrict turns at Deermeade Drive and Shepherd Lane in an effort to keep cars from using Blackstone Drive. Officials proposed the changes last month but postponed construction after residents on Deermeade complained that the changes would add more traffic to their street.

November 1, 200618 yr

From the 10/26/06 Boone Community Recorder:

Cincinnati Enquirer: Residents fret over proposed Kroger (10/20/06)

Kroger plans 'Conner Crossing' complex

BY PAUL MCKIBBEN | COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITER

BURLINGTON -- Kroger Co. wants to build a retail complex called "Conner Crossing" at Ky. 237 and Ky. 20 in Hebron that would include a large store, a gasoline station and lots for other businesses. Some residents are concerned about the project.

The complex would consist of a 127,766-square-foot "marketplace" store and Kroger Liquor Store that would be 10,000 square feet. The marketplace store would have Starbucks, a Fifth Third Bank, two drive-through bank lanes, a drive-through pharmacy lane and a bypass lane. The gas station would have seven gasoline islands and a 120-square-foot kiosk.

"Kroger is very excited about bringing their marketplace concept to the Hebron area," said Anne McBride of the Cincinnati consulting firm of McBride Dale Clarion. The proposed store would be similar to a Kroger store in Liberty Township, Ohio.

November 3, 200618 yr

Ohio., Ky. Ind. business climate among best in nation

Cincinnati Business Courier - 1:39 PM EST Friday

Site Selection magazine has ranked Ohio and two of its border states among the top 10 in the nation in its 2006 Annual Business Climate Rankings.

Ohio ranked third, Indiana sixth and Kentucky seventh on the magazine's list. North Carolina took the top spot.

The annual business climate rankings are determined by performance of the state in new and expanded business facility activity and by a survey of corporate site-seekers across the country. Performance and survey results are weighted equally, at 50 percent each.

Kentucky and Indiana tied for 10th when judged by the executive survey alone, and Ohio ranked 12th.

Site Selection, based in Norcross, Ga., is the official publication of the International Development Research Council.

http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/10/30/daily56.html

November 8, 200618 yr

From the 10/24/06 Cincinnati Post:

Distribution business to create 500 jobs

By Greg Paeth

Post staff reporter

A Pennsylvania company plans to create more than 500 jobs for its rapidly growing electronic commerce distribution business in a new facility in Richwood, Ky.

The company, GSI Commerce, will become the first tenant in Boone County's tax increment financing zone early next year...

http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061024/NEWS01/610240358

November 12, 200618 yr

Economist predicts stability for region

BY JON NEWBERRY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Greater Cincinnati's economic expansion remains on course and on par with the rest of the nation. The region also should be a little less vulnerable than the rest of the nation to downside risks in 2007, according to Stuart Hoffman, an economic forecaster and senior economist at PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

"This region is more than holding its own," Hoffman told PNC Bank clients at a luncheon Thursday following an interview with The Enquirer.

Read full article here:

http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20061027/BIZ01/610270348

November 12, 200618 yr

well, i guess thats an advantage to having a conservative workforce with conservative businesses

November 14, 200618 yr

I drove past the future site of the Honda plant in Greensburg, IN over the weekend (to/from Chicago). First of all the site is HUGE!!!! Then on another note, I was very surprised to see all the activity...on the way back there was a ton of activity going on at 3am!!!! They are really going full blast at this thing...too bad Ohio missed out :cry:

November 14, 200618 yr

I drove by the site two weeks ago at night too - huge flood lights everywhere - you're right URando - too bad Ohio missed out - plus this project will create a lot of development prressure on Greensburg so hopefully they'll be able to "plan" it accordingly - i.e. by not become a sprawling mess.

November 21, 200618 yr

From the 11/2/06 Boone Community Recorder:

Industrial complex gets OK

COMMUNITY RECORDER | STAFF REPORT

BURLINGTON - The Boone County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval on Nov. 1 of plans for an industrial development on Petersburg Road in Hebron.

From the 11/1/06 Boone Community Recorder:

Apartments get OK

COMMUNITY RECORDER | STAFF REPORT

BURLINGTON - The Boone County Fiscal Court on Oct. 31 approved zoning for a residential and commercial development near Dixie Highway in the Union area.

Zoning was changed from commercial one to urban residential one on a 6-acre site that's along the north side of Frank Duke Boulevard. JEA 2 Properties, LLC wants to build six apartment buildings with 12 units each, according to a plan submitted to the Boone County Planning Commission.

From the 11/2/06 Florence Recorder:

Hotel business booming in Florence

BY LINDSAY KOTTMANN | COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITER

FLORENCE -- While Florence's residential population is booming, its growing hotel industry shows it's also still a popular resting place for travelers stopping in from I-75 or Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International airport.

Developers have submitted plans to build a SpringHill Suites near Turfway Park and a Homewood Suites behind Wal-Mart, and construction will begin soon on a full-service Holiday Inn off Freedom Way.

November 22, 200618 yr

From the 11/4/06 Kentucky Post:

$2M community center welcome in Petersburg

By Luke E. Saladin

Post staff reporter

In a small town sort of way, Petersburg is having a rebirth.

After all, it's not every day the tiny rural community near the Ohio River sees more than $2 million in new investments, including a new library, community center and firehouse.

November 25, 200618 yr

From the 11/18/06 Kentucky Post:

Projects for hotel and office buildings nearer to rezoning

By Tom O'Neill

Post staff reporter

Two commercial development projects, including a hotel, near Turfway Park inched forward Friday when city planning officials made slight changes to the county zoning board's recommendation to approve.

The deal requires re-zoning two parcels:

From the 11/20/06 Boone Community Recorder:

Cincinnati Enquirer: Subdivision up for approval (11/14/06)

Cincinnati Enquirer: Subdivision up to fiscal court (11/16/06)

Tanglewood subdivision vote tied

BY LINDSAY KOTTMANN | COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITER

BURLINGTON - The Boone County Planning Commission voted 5-5 on Nov. 15 to deny a proposed 147-home subdivision west of downtown Burlington.

The Boone County Fiscal Court, which has final say on all developments in the county, will decide whether the development will be approved.

November 26, 200618 yr

From the 11/24/06 Enquirer:

Parks wish for $100 million

BY ANDREA REMKE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Boone County Fiscal Court this week heard the price tag for a wish list of projects compiled as part of the county's Parks Master Plan - roughly $100 million with a yearly operations cost of $5 million.

The master plan is a culmination of months of research, public meetings and resident surveys regarding the county's parks needs and wants over the next 30 years. Aparks overview committee and representatives from the engineering/planning firm Brandstetter Carroll Inc. compiled the plan.

December 5, 200618 yr

What's this? An article from the Enquirer saying something negative about the suburbs!

Deerfield loses out on jobs

WellPoint to locate facility in Indiana

BY JESSICA BROWN | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

DEERFIELD TWP. - This Warren County township has lost out on what would have been one of the biggest projects in Greater Cincinnati this year.

WellPoint Inc., an Indianapolis-based health insurance company, announced Monday it had chosen Indianapolis rather than Deerfield Township to become the new home of its $36 million, 150,000-square-foot distribution and health technology center for its specialty pharmacy business, PrecisionRx Specialty Solutions, which is currently based in Deerfield Township. The new center will create 1,200 jobs in Indiana.

"The ability to quickly move into new space was a key driver in this decision," said WellPoint spokesman Jim Kappel of the decision. The new space in Indianapolis - a former United Airlines maintenance facility - will be ready for occupancy early in 2007. Warren County wouldn't have been able to meet that timeline, township officials said.

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061205/BIZ01/612050384/1076/BIZ

December 6, 200618 yr

From the 12/1/06 Enquirer:

Developer wants zone change for development

BY BRENNA R. KELLY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

BURLINGTON - A developer wants to build a "town square-type development" on 6 acres on Burlington Pike near Kingsgate Drive.

The development, called Kingsgate Square, would include shops, a restaurant and offices next to and behind the Gold Star Chili on First Financial Drive.

"We want to construct a quality project that really can blend in with the neighboring residential, complement the neighboring commercial and really create something that I think will be something more than a strip retail center," said Mike Ziegler, who wants to build the project. "Something that will be a gathering place for the residents around the area."

From the 12/4/06 Enquirer:

Big Kroger store closer

Zone change at Ky. 237 near approval

BY BRENNA R. KELLY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

The intersection of Ky. 20 and Ky. 237 will look very different if a Kroger Marketplace is built at the southwest corner.

Developers of the proposed Conner Crossing shopping center plan to widen the intersection for easier access.

December 6, 200618 yr

Come on Cincy and Hamilton Country, screw Clermont.

NIOSH narrows site search for $70M headquarters

Cincinnati Business Courier - 7:13 PM EST Tuesday

by Dan Monk, Senior Staff Reporter

Three Clermont County sites and at least one in the city of Cincinnati are among several on a short list for a $70 million complex for two research laboratories operated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

NIOSH has tapped the U.S. General Services Administration to conduct the search for a 14-acre site where it can consolidate its Robert A. Taft and Alice Hamilton laboratories. The search attracted more than a dozen proposals from developers all over the Tri-State. Owners were notified by GSA Dec. 1 that several of the sites have been identified for further study.

http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/12/04/daily19.html?jst=b_ln_hl

December 11, 200618 yr

NIOSH eyeing seven sites for new HQ

Cincinnati Business Courier - 11:56 AM EST Monday

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health said Monday it is looking at seven area sites for a $70 million facility, including four in the city of Cincinnati and three in Clermont County.

http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/12/11/daily4.html?surround=lfn

December 11, 200618 yr

put it by the zoo....that would only strengthen that area as a research hub. wouldnt you think that is the type of environment the people working at this company would want? plus you could hear elephants during the summer.

December 11, 200618 yr

^yea, lets do zoo

December 11, 200618 yr

^ do don't but it by the zoo, after oklahoma city, the feds require huge setbacks for saftey reasons. Better to have the Uptown crossings plan in that area. the zoo would be a very bad place.

http://www.cliftoncommunity.org/hottopics.htm

Click UCCURC presentation at the bottom

December 12, 200618 yr

^ very impressive plan...either way.

December 12, 200618 yr

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061212/BIZ01/612120320/-1/CINCI

It seems like they are trying to take a negative spin but overall, it cites the several positive trends going on in Cincy and indicates that several retailers are in fact doing fine downtown. Also says "The Oceaniare Sefood Room" will be opening up which is a higher end seafood cvhain (I read about a potential chain earlier this year). This is a great chain and will be great for Cincy.

December 12, 200618 yr

This is a very nice restaurant with some great design.

December 12, 200618 yr

4 of the 5 spaces for fifth third has signed letters of intent. glad to get an update on that even if i learned nothing new, just glad the line up they previously discussed is still in line most likely.

December 12, 200618 yr

This should all probably go in the Fountain Square thread...

December 12, 200618 yr

yea maybe. after reading this again i think this is a negative article. it slews everything negative. when they talked about jos. a bank coming down there, they spun it negatively b/c macys lost sq ft. and the 5th and race condo project was spun negatively b/c it was supposed to be a nordstroms.

December 12, 200618 yr

^I also immediately thought it was negative.

December 12, 200618 yr

Feds' project weighs four sites in city

Also in running for NIOSH laboratories: Clermont Co.

BY BARRETT J. BRUNSMAN | [email protected]

Three sites in Bond Hill and one in the Clifton area are being considered along with three others in Clermont County for a multimillion-dollar headquarters for two research laboratories operated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

The sites - including 25 acres at the Millcreek Psychiatric Center owned by the city of Cincinnati - were among 20 considered by the U.S. General Services Administration. It's shopping for at least 14 acres on which to consolidate NIOSH's two labs in the city.

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061212/NEWS01/612120390/1056/COL02

December 12, 200618 yr

good to hear that the city may be picking up some steam on this project!!! Hopefully Cincy can finalize the deal and send Clermont County (AKA the DUI pick-up grounds for Bengals) back to the drawing boards!

December 12, 200618 yr

lets go Bond Hill!

December 13, 200618 yr

and change the title, this isn't a 'good' article, its biased.

What are they talking about Atlanta having a vibrant downtown? last time I was there I walked from the art musuem down to the fox theatre (10 blocks) and only saw a handful of people on saturday night. I expected more. the streets are a drag strip, there is no on-street parking and everyone goes about 50 mph on peachtree. Downtown ATL is filled with homeless (I don't blame them, no winter) midtown, the cool spot is so spread out everyone drives. The cool spot seems like Buckhead which is just high density sprawl fifteen mintues north of downtown.

December 13, 200618 yr

Downtown ATL is filled with homeless (I don't blame them, no winter) midtown, the cool spot is so spread out everyone drives.

I went to downtown Atlanta a few years ago. I do remember the panhandling was much worse than it is in Cincy.

For some reason, the Enquirer has a difficult time publishing an article that is positive about downtown Cincy. They took an announcement about new restaurants opening and twisted it around to include the bad.

December 15, 200618 yr

^ Infighting...I love it....

Commissioner: Deerfield to blame for WellPoint spurning Warren

Calls township's government 'dysfunctional'; Deerfield says it simply wanted to negotiate other options

By Tiffany Y. Latta

Staff Writer

Monday, December 04, 2006

DEERFIELD TWP — Ohio and Warren County leaders lost their fight to land a 150,000 square-foot distribution center that would have brought 800 to 1,500 jobs to the region.

WellPoint Inc., the Indianapolis-based health insurer, announced Monday that it plans to open the mail-order pharmacy operation and call center at the Indianapolis International Airport instead of Deerfield Twp.

Ohio and Indiana had been in a battle for months to become home to the facility, offering the company about $10 million in tax credits.

http://www.pulsejournal.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/12/04/ws120406wellpointweb.html

January 5, 200718 yr

From the 12/3/06 Boone Community Recorder:

YMCA might expand for seniors

BY PAUL MCKIBBEN | COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITER

BURLINGTON - A year after Boone County closed a senior center in Florence and moved services to the R.C. Durr Branch YMCA in Burlington, officials are proposing to add more space for seniors at the YMCA.

The proposed project calls for about a 3,000-square-foot facility adjacent to YMCA with 300 to 400 square feet of outdoor deck space, according to Dennis Elrod, a consultant on the project who addressed the Boone County Fiscal Court on Nov. 21.

From the 12/7/06 Enquirer:

Boone doubling tax zone

BY BRENNA R. KELLY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

BURLINGTON - Boone County is more than doubling the industrial area near Richwood where it can collect extra taxes to pay for infrastructure improvements.

The county will have more than 700 acres - from Richwood Road to Chambers Road east of Interstate 75 - included in a tax increment finance district.

From same:

New Kroger green-lighted

BY BRENNA R. KELLY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

A Kroger Marketplace needs just one more approval before it can be built at the intersection of Ky. 20 and Ky. 237 in Hebron.

In a 9-4 vote Wednesday, the Boone County Planning Commission approved a zone change for the 24-acre development.

The plan will go to Fiscal Court, which will vote early next year.

The development, called Conner Crossings, would include a 127,766-square-foot Kroger Marketplace, a gas station, liquor store and five out lots for shops, restaurants or car washes.

January 5, 200718 yr

From the 12/21/06 Enquirer:

Cincinnati Enquirer: 1,300 new homes planned in Union project (12/15/06)

Some speak out about planned Union subdivision

BY ANDREA REMKE | [email protected]

Several county residents spoke in opposition to a proposed subdivision that would bring 1,300 new homes to the Union area.

The Boone County Planning Commission held a public hearing Wednesday night regarding a zone change for the proposed development of Autumn Woods - an approximate 1,300-home subdivision to be built by Arlinghaus Builders and Fischer Homes. The site is on 345 acres on the south side of Longbranch Road, north of Hathaway Road.

From the 12/12/06 Boone Community Recorder:

Union seeks to develop downtown

BY PAUL MCKIBBEN | COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITER

UNION - The city of Union is looking to design its new downtown business district before developers have their say.

The Union City Commission on Dec. 11 approved spending $20,000 for the Boone County Planning Commission to hire a consultant to create materials about the business district's future.

"Basically, what we're looking for is a detailed plan of the downtown ... (and) basically look for a developer to build what we want in downtown instead of just waiting for a developer to come in," said Dave Geohegan, director of planning services with the planning commission.

From the 12/10/06 Enquirer:

RENDERING: A computer rendering of Harmony, a residential project under construction by Drees Homes in Union. SUBMITTED

DREES HOMES BEGINS WORK ON SUBDIVISION

UNION - Drees Homes has begun development on a huge subdivision, three years in the making, that will initially include 496 homes.

The Fort Mitchell-based homebuilder is paving streets at Harmony, the first phase of a major development that's part of the Union Town Plan.

BURLINGTON - Fischer Homes, one of the region's largest home builders, plans to begin construction next spring on 290 condos.

The Paragon Mill subdivision will include condos with two separate floor plans to be built off Burgundy Hill Drive near Ky. 18.

January 8, 200718 yr

From the 1/3/06 Enquirer:

New subdivision vetoed

Commissioners kill 'unchanged' plan

BY BRENNA R. KELLY | [email protected]

BURLINGTON - Instead of letting a proposed subdivision die a slow death, Boone Fiscal Court killed it Tuesday.

For the second time in less than a year, One Eleven engineers watched Fiscal Court shoot down their plan to build homes on 50 acres just west of Burlington.

From the 12/26/06 Enquirer:

Design students think big for arboretum

BY BRENNA R. KELLY | [email protected]

What is now the Boone County Arboretum could someday be a regional attraction of more than 230 acres with mountain bike trails, a spa, lakes or an observatory.

It would have a new name to reflect the regional appeal. Maybe the Ohio Valley Arboretum, Northern Kentucky Arboretum or Northern Kentucky Heritage Garden.

From the 12/24/06 Enquirer:

60-70 HOMES WILL BE BUILT IN HUNTER'S RIDGE

BURLINGTON - Sixty to 70 homes are expected to be built by late 2007 at new subdivision that will eventually include up to 700 homes. The subdivision, to be known as Hunter's Ridge, is being developed and built just off Kentucky 18 by Edgewood-based Arlinghaus Builders.

January 10, 200718 yr

Hearing tonight on NIOSH center

BY BARRETT J. BRUNSMAN | [email protected]

AVONDALE -- The public will have a chance to comment tonight on four sites in Cincinnati and three in Clermont County being considered by the federal government for a $70 million headquarters for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

The U.S. General Services Administration will hold a meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Vernon Manor Hotel, 400 Oak St., in Avondale.

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January 10, 200718 yr

I swear...some of the powers at be in Cincy must be viewing UO...check it out:

Here is what Mr. Anderson wrote in June:

The office/industrial park off of Steger Dr (south of Seymour Ave) would keep them in Cincy - plus it's accessible to I-75.

and now here are the sites being researched:

Sites being considered:

-- Jefferson Triangle at Uptown Crossings, about 18 acres between the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Zoo.

-- TechSolve Business Park, 19 acres at Edison and Steger drives in Bond Hill.

-- Millcreek Psychiatric Center, about 25 acres at 6606 Paddock Road in Bond Hill.

-- Summit Behavioral Center, 15 acres at 1101 Summit Road in Bond Hill.

-- Miami Commons, 102 acres in Clermont County's Miami Township.

-- Ridgewood Corporate Center, about 62 acres at 1000 Summit Drive in Clermont County's Miami Township.

-- Ivy Pointe Commerce Park, about 68 acres in Union Township.

January 11, 200718 yr

Residents support putting NIOSH near UC

BY BARRETT J. BRUNSMAN | [email protected]

AVONDALE - Clifton residents were outspoken Wednesday about where the federal government should build a $70 million headquarters for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, with nearly all favoring a site near the University of Cincinnati.

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