Tuesday, February 18 2014
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US Bank Arena Could be 2016 GOP Venue
WVXU is reporting that local GOP leaders are lobbying the RNC to make Cincinnati the 2016 venue for the Republican National Convention. The plan is to have US Bank Arena host the event, which could bring thousands of Republican supporters into town. In order to make the effort a success though, conservatives will have to raise some money, and lots of it.
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Sam Adam's Expands Cincinnati Brewing Operations
There's been a flurry of microbrewery activity in Cincinnati lately and Sam Adam's, the nation's largest-selling craft beer manufacturer, doesn't want to be left out. The Boston-based brewery is adding more than $6 million to its brewing operations in Cincinnati's West End neighborhood, including a $3.5 million storage building and $2.3 million worth of storage tanks. Interested brewers take note: the facility has eight open positions at its Cincinnati facility.
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State Rep. Peter Beck Faces Resignation
Republican State Rep. Peter Beck faces 69 felony charges alleging he took hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors when he was chief financial officer of a failed West Chester software startup. The indictment alleges Beck, who is now under pressure to resign, diverted most of the money for his campaign fund. If convicted, the 61-year-old Beck could face up to 102 years in prison.
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Infographic Details Cincinnati's Abandoned 1914 Subway
What would the Cincinnati 1914 Subway and Rapid Transit Loop look like if it was completed? A graphic from the UW-Madison Department of Geography sheds a little light on that inquiry. The graphic illustrates costs associated with the proposed project and routes that were replaced by expressways.
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More Charges Dropped in Kenwood Towne Place Construction Hole
WCPO reports that the former manager of the failed construction project at Kenwood Towne Place Audrey Tarpley has been relieved of any future legal burdens relating to the case. We'd love to give you more details but WCPO has decided to implement a new pay-wall preventing full access to the article. Helicopters must be expensive, huh? Don't bother clicking on this one...
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