Occupying idle teen hands
Like Cincinnati, many cities across the country are trying to prevent the volatile mix of teen boredom and hot temperatures by implementing summer jobs programs.
Hyde Park
One of Cincinnati's oldest neighborhoods, Hyde Park, has become a favorite among young professionals. Hyde Park Square has evolved to become a thriving hub of activity while still preserving its original charm. Upscale specialty shops and restaurants surround the charismatic fountain in the middle of the square.A delightfully walkable neighborhood, Hyde Park seems to enjoy an unusually significant number of dog-walkers, joggers, rollerbladers and tricked out baby strollers criss-crossing its tree shaded side streets.
Cincinnati delegation sees form-based codes in action
Late last week, a twenty-five member delegation of Cincinnati city staff, members of the Urban Land Institute, neighborhood leaders and local developers went to Nashville to see first-hand how form-based codes have accelerated that city's economic development.
Green Cincinnati Action Plan passed by council
Cincinnati City Council has passed Mayor Mark Mallory's Green Cincinnati Action Plan, a list of 80 specific recommendations that could reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent over the next 20 years.
AIA report looks at Cincinnati’s 100 percent green building exemption
A new report released by the American Institute of Architects looks at the 12 best green building incentives by state and local governments, which includes the City of Cincinnati's tax exemption.
Transit restructuring getting a close look
Cincinnati City Council has adopted a motion that would restructure the finances and control of SORTA, southwest Ohio's transit agency.
Human energy makes Hyde Park (a) Blast
Area runners, walkers and cyclists can have fun for a cause at the seventh annual Hyde Park Blast at Hyde Park Square on Saturday, June 28.
Virtually working
As more and more Cincinnati entrepreneurs start their own businesses, the face and place of the typical work day is changing radically. Gone are the Dilbert style cubicles as small business owners place flexibility and mobility over traditional bricks and mortar. These days, business is just as likely being conducted from lap tops and smart phones in coffee houses than from downtown high rises.
Cincinnati CFOs forecast increase in 3Q hiring
The Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index is forecasting increased hiring of full-time accounting and finance professionals in the Cincinnati area during the third quarter of 2008.
Local start-ups growing
Nearly a dozen local companies received money from venture capital funds last year, showing that the market for start-ups is the best it's been in years.
Cincinnati promoting National Homeownership Month
Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr have announced a schedule of events to commemorate National Homeownership Month and to show why Cincinnati is such a great place to buy a home.
