What is the Winning Formula for a Great City?

Stable Economy + Affordable Housing = Greater Cincinnati Ohio.

The other night I had the opportunity to spend the evening with a number of graduate students from a variety of universities. Their number one question- "what is Cincinnati really like?". I was ready to launch into a verbal tour of the area - but that was not what they were really asking. The real question is.... if they uprooted themselves from their university cocoon and moved here- would they be happy? As we stood out on the steps of the Cincinnati Museum Center and looked at downtown, I pointed to headquarters of just some of the 7 companies in the top of the Fortune 500. (P & G, Kroger, Macy, Fifth Third Bancorp, A K Steel Holding, Western Southern Financial and Chiquita Brands International) Plus there are another 5 companies in the Fortune 1000 (American Financial Group, Cincinnati Financial, Cintas, Convergys and E. W. Scripps). These companies and a myriad of other businesses provide economic stability for our region. They were all amazed that many Fortune 500 companies call Cincinnati home.

Unlike other areas, like southeast Michigan, our economy is not tied to a single industry.

Most of these students will be entering the workforce with decent salaries and the affordability of housing throughout the area is a huge draw. Go online and compare housing for Chicago, Atlanta and then look at Cincy. Apartments, condominiums and single family homes are reasonably priced throughout the region. And even the most remotely located community is ever far from the freeways and access to work. Beyond the basics, we have 2 major league sports teams (don't get picky- we have professional teams), great biking trails winding from north of Dayton to Lunken airport, with more trails in Fairfield and Miami Whitewater. Nightlife on both sides of the river. In short, the activities they are currently participating in are available here. We get so busy with everyday things that I sometimes think we miss the things around us...the zoo, Music Hall (Opera, Ballet and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra), Aronoff, all the Art and Historical Museums, Freedom Center, Kings Island, Eden Park, Findlay Market, .....you get the idea.

Finally, the discussion about living here always comes down to... how long have we lived here and why? The answer is simple....while we miss some things from our home state -Cincinnati has been a wonderful place to call home and we never regretted moving here.

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