Plans for Carew Tower, and addressing Cincinnati's worker shortage

07/17/23 • 41 min

Hosts Andy and Tom talk about what an application for historic tax credits reveal about plans to redevelop Carew Tower, a new boutique hotel opening in a historic OTR building, the breakdown of a $1 billion deal to take a Cincinnati company public, P.G. Sittenfeld's sentencing date and a new food hall coming to Newport on the Levee.
Interview starts at (19:37). Tianay Amat has addressed Cincinnati's workforce problem from both sides. She was an educator for two decades, serving most recently as interim superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools, and now as the CEO of Cincinnati Works, which helps to break cycles of poverty by helping un- and under-employed Cincinnatians get the job and soft skills they need to serve in areas of need. She talks about what she is hearing from employers about what they need, and what Cincinnati Works is doing to address that.

Above the Fold is a podcast by the Cincinnati Business Courier.

Above the Fold is a podcast by the Cincinnati Business Courier.

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Martin Sheen and Emilio Estévez talk Ohio's movie industry, filming in Cincinnati

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Interview starts at (19:03). Martin Sheen was born in Dayton, and his wife Janet in Cincinnati, a city his eldest son Emilio Estévez now calls home. Father and son join us on the podcast to talk about their Ohio roots, the local film industry and what the Buckeye State can do to draw more productions away from Hollywood and other competing states. The duo will be in town on July 7 for a fireside chat as part of the Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival. Tickets can be purchased at https://otrfilmfest.org/tickets/.
Above the Fold will go on a two-week hiatus, returning July 17.

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Above the Fold is a podcast by the Cincinnati Business Courier.