Tuesday, April 29 2014
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Toyota Announces Plans to Close Erlanger Headquarters
Toyota announced yesterday its plans to close its Erlanger headquarters and move most of the jobs to Texas. The city of Erlanger reports it will lose about $1.6 million in tax revenue annually from the the 1,600 jobs lost from the region. Texas offered $40 million to Toyota in incentives to convince them to make the move from Kentucky. The automaker will keep its 8,200 jobs in Kentucky at its Georgetown auto plant.
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Dale Mallory’s Attendance Problem
State Representative Dale Mallory for Ohio's 32nd House District has a problem with getting to work. Specifically, the Enquirer reports that he has missed almost 15% of house sessions since 2011 and is listed among the top 5 worst attendance records in the state. According to Mallory, he missed at least 2 of those sessions due to dealing with sickness in his family. He attributes the rest of the problem to obligations elsewhere and spending time amongst his constituents in Cincinnati.
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Bike Share Starting this Summer
Bike lanes on Central Parkway be damned, the city’s first bike sharing program is expected to launch this summer. Mayor John Cranley and the program’s director said the program will start with 35 stations and 300 bikes in downtown, Over-the-Rhine and near the University of Cincinnati. Cranley agreed to give Cincy Bike Share $1.1 million in startup funds to get the program off the ground.
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GOP is in Town Looking For 2016 Convention Site
The effort to help Cincinnati secure a bid from the GOP as the official venue for it's 2016 National Convention continues this week with a visit from party leaders. As we speak, Republican scouts are at USBank Arena reviewing options for financing, media and lodging. After their visit to Queen City, the delegation is off to Cleveland for a similar review.
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Shepard Fairey to Fix Northside Mural
Northside hipsters were enraged Saturday morning when Shepard Fairey’s mural depicting Aung San Suu Kyi was mistakingly painted over. Victor Williams, who owns the building at the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and Blue Rock Street, said Fairey has plans to return to Cincinnati and create something new in its place instead of trying to refinish the mural.
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