Tuesday, December 2 2014
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Judge Rules in Favor of Duke over Streetcar Costs
A Hamilton County judge ruled this morning that the City of Cincinnati cannot force Duke Energy to pay the $15 million price tag of moving underground utilities beneath the streetcar route. Thankfully the city set aside that amount after the sale of the Blue Ash Airport.
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NAACP Picks Cincinnati for 2016 Convention
The NAACP has officially picked Cincinnati for its 2016 convention which should bring close to 10,000 people to the city. This will mark the second time in less than ten years that the NAACP has chosen Cincinnati to host the convention. The previous time was in 2008. The convention is scheduled for July 9-12 at the Duke Energy Convention Center.
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Rookwood Pottery Owner Plots Grammer’s Expansion
The owner of Rookwood Property is planning a $75 million investment in Over-the-Rhine centered around the historic Grammer’s German restaurant at Walnut and Liberty streets. Martin Wade bought Grammer’s from Jim Tarbell in 2007 and has been steadily snatching up nearby property. Wade’s three-part plan is for 100 apartments, 40,000 square feet of offices and a row townhomes. Twenty-one initial apartments set to open in June 2015 are part of the project’s first phase.
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Portman Decides Not to Run for President in 2016
You can cross Senator Rob Portman’s name off the list as a 2016 presidential candidate. The Republican Portman announced that he will run for a second term in the U.S. Senate in 2016 instead. The 59-year-old Portman first won election to the Senate by defeating Democrat Lee Fisher for George Voinovich’s vacant seat.
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Cincinnati Ranks
Cincinnatians can boast that they are the highest paid workers in Ohio, according to a survey done by NerdWallet. The survey puts Cincinnati at #10 in the country with an average salary of $72,223.
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