January 11, 200718 yr This site, near UC, seems like a no-brainer!!! It would be a nice addition to the area, and it would seem to work with the Uptown Consortium's Comprehensive Plan for Uptown. I wouldn't expect a sea of parking, like the concern brought up...in the Uptown Plan, it calls for a 2,500 space parking garage somewhere in that vicinity already. I would assume that they could tweak their plans and get some kind of shared parking structure for both NIOSH and the Cincinnati Zoo. Like I said, this site seems to be the obvious winner of sorts.
January 11, 200718 yr This really does seem like a no brainer. I love this bit. "Several employees of NIOSH's two labs in Cincinnati also recommended the Clifton site, with some saying they didn't want to drive 30 miles to Clermont County."
January 11, 200718 yr Region's economy stagnant Older workers, health industry are exceptions BY CLIFF PEALE | January 11, 2007 Stella Hogan of Mount Healthy was retired for a decade when she went back to work a year ago. First as a receptionist at Mercy Connections in Evanston and now for the last five months as a food-service worker at St. Xavier High School, the 67-year-old is back in the economy. "I was kind of reluctant to go back into the work force with such young people," Hogan says. "You kind of feel like you're not able to keep up with the pace." As 2006 ended with what experts call a stagnant economy, older workers such as Hogan are exceptions. Read full article here: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070111/BIZ01/701110348
January 12, 200718 yr So the region added 24,000 jobs year over year, and the economy is stagnant. Am I missing something in this article? I wonder what Columbus would call adding 11,000 jobs. I also wonder why there are two sets of data that have recently been published, one in which we gained 10,000. In both reports Cincinnati is tops in the state but no mention of that in the Enquirer.
January 12, 200718 yr Once again I don't see the need to negatively slant the article against downtown. They show numbers for downtown (showing a slight increase in price...which is good) but then they choose to not show the same numbers for anywhere else (Blue Ash might be relevant since that is the area they're touting here). They also make the claims about Humana and the Red Cross and being the next major tennants that will be landed somewhere. They insinuate that they will be going outside of the CBD...however the Red Cross has publicly said that they would prefer to stay downtown, and Humana is still very much up in the air. I would also like to know why the vacancy rates were not published for the other areas discussed (mainly Blue Ash). I guess it would be because all the other areas typically fair worse in this category than the CBD, and that just wouldn't make for an interesting story.
January 12, 200718 yr With 400,000 sq ft of space in the former Convergys building available, tenants shouldn't have a problem looking for space in downtown Cincinnati.
January 12, 200718 yr I worked in Blue Ash for almost 10 years. I worked at the corner of Reed Hartman and Pfeiffer and it took at least 20 minutes to get to and from the interstates 71 and 275 during rush hour. A lot of jobs are there but I will do what ever I can to never work in that area again! It's kind of a nice area but I really don't get the attraction for so many businesses being there. So it's "very close to the highways" , but if it takes longer to get to these highways during peak hours where is the big incentive to have your business there?
January 12, 200718 yr I wonder if the environmental impact study considers the impact of all those workers driving (alone no doubt) to the far reaches of Clermont County? Keep it in Cincinnati. Clifton #1 or Bond Hill #2. "An environmental impact study is expected to be completed for each site by February, said Phil Youngberg, regional environmental manager for the GSA"
January 12, 200718 yr I wonder if the environmental impact study considers the impact of all those workers driving (alone no doubt) to the far reaches of Clermont County? Most likely not...traffic/auto data is usually only included in research if it is beneficial for a particular site/project...not detrimental to one. :|
January 12, 200718 yr I worked in Blue Ash for almost 10 years. I worked at the corner of Reed Hartman and Pfeiffer and it took at least 20 minutes to get to and from the interstates 71 and 275 during rush hour. A lot of jobs are there but I will do what ever I can to never work in that area again! It's kind of a nice area but I really don't get the attraction for so many businesses being there. So it's "very close to the highways" , but if it takes longer to get to these highways during peak hours where is the big incentive to have your business there? I totally agree with you! I have spent all but one year of my working life working downtown, the one year in Blue Ash was hell. It took forever just to get off the highway in the morning and it was ten times worse at ten after five trying to go less than one mile to get back on I-71. I tried every route out of Blue Ash and they all sucked big time.
January 19, 200718 yr Resolution seeks NIOSH Cincinnati City Council chimed in Thursday with a resolution urging the government to build its $70 million National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health research facility in Cincinnati. Four of the seven site options the agency is considering are within city limits; three others are in Clermont County. Council's action followed a similar resolution by Hamilton County commissioners Wednesday. Commissioner Todd Portune has said U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, has been trying to get NIOSH to relocate to Clermont County, which is in her district. NIOSH researches ways to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses. The federal agency has had offices in Hamilton County for 35 years and employs 1,100 people here. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070119/NEWS01/701190407/1056/COL02
January 19, 200718 yr Commissioner Todd Portune has said U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, has been trying to get NIOSH to relocate to Clermont County, which is in her district. What the heck does a person on Congress...have anything to do with this?!?!?!!? She needs to stay in Washington, and screw things up at as few places as possible.
January 26, 200718 yr A 2006 hotel market report of Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati by Hotel & Leisure Advisors (Unfortunately, the first chart is unreadable)... http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2006_1st/OhioHotelMarketArticle.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 26, 200718 yr ^just cut and paste the table into Paint and you can read it fine. They define the zoo as being in downtown cincinnati....
January 27, 200718 yr Hotel bookings go up again BY ALEXANDER COOLIDGE | [email protected] January 27, 2007 CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau reported Friday it has boosted hotel bookings for the third straight year in 2006. The bureau said last year it racked up contracts worth 163,194 hotel room-nights throughout Hamilton County, an 8.5 percent increase over 2005. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070127/BIZ01/701270346/1076/BIZ
January 27, 200718 yr That's OK. They defined Cleveland's zoo as being in the "suburbs." Yeah right! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 28, 200718 yr ^Our downtown now has a population of like 50k. Apparently the river straight up to clifton/avondale.
January 28, 200718 yr With the expansion of the convention center and new fountain square does anyone think a new downtown hotel in Cincy may be feasable? I assume if one is built it would have to be a smaller, 150-200 room hotel. It seems that above Macy's would be a great location for one or on the eastern end by P&G. There is not much there close to P&G and I would imagine procter flys quite a few people into town.
January 29, 200718 yr Well there have been talks to include a boutique hotel in the Banks development...I agree that I couldn't see a very large hotel going in, but definately one of the size that you mentioned.
February 5, 200718 yr Big subdivision on agenda Zoning request calls for 1,380 new homes BY BRENNA R. KELLY | [email protected] The biggest subdivision proposed in Boone County in more than 10 years will come before the Boone County Planning Commission on Wednesday. Commissioners will decide whether to approve a change in zoning for Autumn Woods, a 1,380-home development that Arlinghaus Builders and Fischer Homes want to build off Longbranch Road. The subdivision would cover 345 acres from Longbranch to Hathaway Road and include single family homes and up to 568 condominiums. Read more here: http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070205/NEWS0103/702050365
February 9, 200718 yr Well I believe (and hope) that they will stay downtown. A tenant that size will have a lot of negotiating power in a pretty soft Class A market. With the space available downtown QCS I, 600 Vine St. (old Convergys space), and their current building, they should be able to get a pretty sweet deal done. Keating Muething & Klekamp outgrowing Fourth St. offices Law firm could move to larger facility to meet 20% staff growth Cincinnati Business Courier - February 9, 2007by Laura BavermanStaff Reporter Cincinnati's fourth-largest law firm, Keating Muething & Klekamp, could vacate its downtown headquarters within two years. Paul Muething, managing principal at the firm, said it will make a decision in three to six months whether to leave the eight floors it occupies at One East Fourth St. It could stay downtown, or move out as far as Kenwood. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/02/12/story7.html
February 9, 200718 yr Cincinnati transit firm parent to acquire Laidlaw International BY GIGI VERNA | CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER February 9, 2007 CINCINNATI - Transit operator FirstGroup plc has agreed to acquire the U.S. firm that operates Greyhound bus lines, a move that will have a major impact in Cincinnati, where FirstGroup has its North American headquarters. FirstGroup said Friday that it will acquire Laidlaw for $35.25 per share, or $3.6 billion, in an all-cash transaction. The deal, which will include the refinancing of Laidlaw's debt, is subject to approval by shareholders and regulators.
February 10, 200718 yr Good news - I am not sure how much this affects the headquarters, but there should be some additional jobs. Hopefully, this gives more security to the North American HQ here.
February 12, 200718 yr FirstGroup America's presence may grow Expansion likely at downtown site BY GREG PAETH | CINCINNATI POST February 10, 2007 CINCINNATI - Cincinnati-based FirstGroup America is expected to expand its corporate presence in downtown Cincinnati if the company can complete its proposed acquisition of Laidlaw International and create the largest bus transit company in the U.S. Laidlaw, based in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, is the country's largest school bus operator and the parent company of the iconic Greyhound Lines bus system.
February 12, 200718 yr I would imagine there would be some way to accomodate an expansion. They are located at 705 Central Ave, I don't know specifics on the bldg, other than where it is located:
February 20, 200718 yr Honda prepares to hire in Ind. CINCINNATI ENQUIRER February 19, 2007 GREENSBURG - Honda said Monday it will begin limited hiring for its new $550 million assembly plant in Greensburg, Ind. The automaker said it will begin newspaper advertising this week in Indiana for non-production jobs in automotive engineering, purchasing, information technology and administration. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070219/BIZ01/302190065
February 20, 200718 yr Beer stein depicts history BY JON NEWBERRY | [email protected] Cincinnati's Rookwood Pottery Co. and Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. have gotten together to commemorate the rebirth of Over-the-Rhine with a beer stein depicting the historic neighborhood and its 19th century Moerlein brew house. The one-liter, glazed ceramic steins cost $200 each and include a personalized stamp (up to 15 letters) on the bottom and a wooden case. They can be pre-ordered at Rookwood's Web site (rookwoodcompany.com) and will be unveiled to the public during the community's coming-of-spring Bockfest celebration. Pottery artists Allan Nairn and Terri Kern will sign the mugs, as will Chris Rose, Rookwood Pottery's president and chief executive, and Gregory Hardman, Christian Moerlein's owner. Rookwood's first-edition production is being limited to 200 steins. Buyers also have to purchase a $95 ticket (admits two) to a March 3 reception at Bockfest Hall on Main Street. Food, drinks and musical entertainment by Jake Speed and the Freddies are included. Proceeds from the reception go to the nonprofit Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. Proceeds from the stein sales go to Rookwood. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070220/BIZ01/702200333/1076/BIZ
February 20, 200718 yr Bell Q4 revenue up 81% BY JAMES MCNAIR | [email protected] February 20, 2007 CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Bell reported an 81 percent increase in fourth-quarter net income today as customers flocked to the company’s wireless and high-speed Internet service. The company said it posted net income of $22.8 million, or 8 cents a share, in the three-month period ended Dec. 31, compared with $12.6 million, or 4 cents a share, in the same quarter of 2005. Revenue increased 8 percent to $328.5 million. The fourth-quarter flourish left Cincinnati Bell with full-year net earnings of $86.3 million, or 30 cents a share, compared with a loss of $64.5 million in 2005. Revenue for the full year rose 5 percent to $1.27 billion. During the last quarter, the number of wireless customers with postpaid accounts rose 6 percent, while wireless revenue rose 19 percent to $68.8 million. DSL high-speed Internet accounts rose 18 percent during the quarter, and the sale of bundled services pushed revenue per household 12 percent to an all-time high of $88. One revenue category that slumped in 2006 was local telephone service, which fell 1 percent in both the fourth quarter and the year. Local service remains the company’s biggest source of revenue, accounting for 59 percent of sales in 2006. Full article at http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070220/BIZ01/302200030/1076/BIZ
February 20, 200718 yr DSL high-speed Internet accounts rose 18 percent during the quarter, and the sale of bundled services pushed revenue per household 12 percent to an all-time high of $88. My neighborhood finally has access to Cincinnati Bell's high speed internet. We got a letter in the mail the other day..and imediately decided to tell Time Warner to kiss off (as well as a number of other people in our neighborhood). We pay $20 less per month for the internet service for the first year ($10 less after the 1st year special). On top of that we got the bundle package and now have free long-distance and caller ID to go with our phone service! Time Warner sucks!!! And it couldn't make me happier to leave them; especially for a Cincinnati company!
February 20, 200718 yr DSL high-speed Internet accounts rose 18 percent during the quarter, and the sale of bundled services pushed revenue per household 12 percent to an all-time high of $88. My neighborhood finally has access to Cincinnati Bell's high speed internet. We got a letter in the mail the other day..and imediately decided to tell Time Warner to kiss off (as well as a number of other people in our neighborhood). We pay $20 less per month for the internet service for the first year ($10 less after the 1st year special). On top of that we got the bundle package and now have free long-distance and caller ID to go with our phone service! Time Warner sucks!!! And it couldn't make me happier to leave them; especially for a Cincinnati company! EXCUSE ME? Well thanks for taking food out of my mouth! :x
February 20, 200718 yr I'm guessing you work for that crapload of a company. All I know is that they have taken full advantage of their monopoly status they had in Cincy. They had terrible customer service, and their rates have always been much higher. Whereas you can expect the opposite from Cincinnati Bell.
February 21, 200718 yr Being an employee of Cincinnati Bell.... I certainly appreciate the CBT fanfare. I'm glad the company is doing well! :clap: :clap: :clap:
February 21, 200718 yr Personally I love Time Warner and their customer service, but Cincinnati Bell is making some business changes that is going to get a lot of people to switch, especially with their city-wide wifi.
February 21, 200718 yr I'm guessing you work for that crapload of a company. All I know is that they have taken full advantage of their monopoly status they had in Cincy. They had terrible customer service, and their rates have always been much higher. Whereas you can expect the opposite from Cincinnati Bell. Please let me know specific issues.
February 21, 200718 yr Personally I love Time Warner and their customer service, but Cincinnati Bell is making some business changes that is going to get a lot of people to switch, especially with their city-wide wifi. Thanks. We try, although TWC-cinci is one of our smaller DMAs, the service should be top notch.
February 21, 200718 yr Please let me know specific issues. We have Time Warner Cable still (but almost switched that as well), along with our former Roadrunner service. When we had troubles with the internet and would call TW (which was often)...we would often get the run-around. When someone finally came out it would be a cable guy and he would say "oh, ____ is your problem, but I can't do anything we'll have to get an internet guy out here" We would say I KNOW, thats what we said the problem was over the phone...why not send us a person who can actually fix it, instead of some other expert!?!??! This kind of thing was VERY common. Another time we had to have another wire put across our lawn. They sent one guy out with a spade. He got there and told us it was WAY too big of a job for him and his spade...that they would have to send out someone with real equipment. Once again, why not send out the proper personel for the job?!?!? We just got fed up, we vented our frustrations and it wasn't until we informed TW that we were cancelling our internet service that they said "oh, well we could do ____ and ____ for you if you stay with us"...Well sorry, too little too late! Not to mention our new internet service is cheaper...and faster! So the moral of the story is you don't always get what you pay for.
February 21, 200718 yr I have had Fuse/Zoomtown for a while now. I have heard boasting & bitching about Cinti Bell & Time Warner. What is fun is when they both block each other's email as spam. That hasn't hapened for a while. People seem to agree that newsgroups are better with Fuse. most people don't use 'em, tho. Upload speed is supposed to be better with Zoomtown but most people just download. My last CB repair took 4 service calls. My cable TV fades in & out over the years but I have never asked for service. You can get cable TV for about $11 a month but TW keeps it a secret. TW refused to carry oxford's tv station til Zoomtown offered it . Nice try, but their servers weren't up to the task & the service only worked on Windoze. My nephew like the Current.net service (through the power line)
February 21, 200718 yr PM Dates, time and names if you have that information. That is unacceptable. Especially when we want your Cable Service, Cable Programing, Internet/AOL & phone experience to be easy. One other question, when the "service" people came to your home were they in TW Cable uniforms? If not they might have been contractors however the should be transparent to you the customer.
February 21, 200718 yr I think the service people were (but I could be mistaken). But the guy with the spade was definitely a contract worker...he had some beaten down truck and was wearing dumpy clothes. I immediately knew he was unaffiliated with TW. I'll see if I still have the info with the specifics of our problems, but it seemed to be more of an organization thing and not being able to coordinate their services correctly. I would not fault the actual service people.
February 21, 200718 yr I think the service people were (but I could be mistaken). But the guy with the spade was definitely a contract worker...he had some beaten down truck and was wearing dumpy clothes. I immediately knew he was unaffiliated with TW. I'll see if I still have the info with the specifics of our problems, but it seemed to be more of an organization thing and not being able to coordinate their services correctly. I would not fault the actual service people. Exactly and if operations are not working propertly (ex...the tommys/JM comments in the cleveland restaurant thread), it needs to brought to someones attention. TWC Cinci only has about 250k customers to begin with, so they should be running a tight ship. It's not like its the Cleveland area with 2 million (not including Akron) customers or NYC with 5 million and that only on the residential side. Stuff like this pisses me off....those people at Cable are soooooooo lucky I'm not in charge! :whip:
February 22, 200718 yr Well... I wouldn't want to give you guys any help in fixing your problems...since I work for Cincinnati Bell and want you landline, wireless, high-speed internet, home security, and TV business... I will tell you that one of the biggest reasons we get from new customers switching from TWC is that they always appear to be disorganized and aren't responsive with service calls.
February 22, 200718 yr Well... I wouldn't want to give you guys any help in fixing your problems...since I work for Cincinnati Bell and want you landline, wireless, high-speed internet, home security, and TV business... I will tell you that one of the biggest reasons we get from new customers switching from TWC is that they always appear to be disorganized and aren't responsive with service calls. Oh really....So you want a war?? ?? LOL :box: The cable system is a bit much, since each cable system operates as its own Lil company. I'll be sure to personally pass this on though. As a Time Warner Sr. Exec I'm embarrassed to read this & sorry for your trouble.
February 22, 200718 yr Our experience hasn't been that great with TWC either. Once they came to look at how fuzzy our reception was and scheduled an appointment to come back and install an amplifier. My dad stayed home all day only for them to show up without an amplifier to install, they just looked at the problem again and scheduled another appointment. Recently they replaced our digital cable box and it had cockroaches crawling out of it. They did give us a very significant rate reduction for several months after that, however. Weird stuff like that. Of course, we've had Adelphia and TCI and they arn't much to speak of either. I doubt cable and internet services will ever be as user friendly as water, gas, phone, or electric utilities.
February 22, 200718 yr Our experience hasn't been that great with TWC either. Once they came to look at how fuzzy our reception was and scheduled an appointment to come back and install an amplifier. My dad stayed home all day only for them to show up without an amplifier to install, they just looked at the problem again and scheduled another appointment. Recently they replaced our digital cable box and it had cockroaches crawling out of it. They did give us a very significant rate reduction for several months after that, however. Weird stuff like that. Of course, we've had Adelphia and TCI and they arn't much to speak of either. I doubt cable and internet services will ever be as user friendly as water, gas, phone, or electric utilities. I threw up in my mouth a lil bit. PLEASE tell me you got the name of the person that brought you a cable box with roaches in it. From what I understand, its suppose to come NEW in A BOX directly to you and be opened in front of you. I see why you people are pissed and unhappy.
February 22, 200718 yr Well... I wouldn't want to give you guys any help in fixing your problems...since I work for Cincinnati Bell and want you landline, wireless, high-speed internet, home security, and TV business. Hey, Neville, Do you know how unobstructed your southern exposure has to be for sattelite ? I have a partially obstructed exposure/view & would expect any salesperson to tell me, "yeah, sure, that's fine" if it was or not.
February 22, 200718 yr ^^I have no clue who it was MyTwoCents, but I believe he said it was a new cable box when the (different) guy came back and gave us another one. We discovered it almost immediately, wrapped it in a couple garbage bags and set it on the front porch. Maybe they came from the truck or warehouse?
February 22, 200718 yr ^^Well, obviously you want your exposure to be as unobstructed as possible for the most clear reception. It also depends on what is obstructing your view. If it is just your tree branches, you shouldn't have any issues. If it is another house, well...you may have an issue. At my house, we have our dish aimed right at a tree pretty much and never have any signal issues.
February 22, 200718 yr You can get cable TV for about $11 a month but TW keeps it a secret. Can you elaborate? I'm not a big tv watcher, but if I'd known this, I would've had it for the last 5 years.
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