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Cincinnati, Ohio vs. Northern Kentucky

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I am a UC student doing a paper on sucessful development,Cincinnati vs. Northern Kentucky. One (Cincinnati) seems to be none existant compared to the very success Northern Kentucky projects right across the river.
Can someone give me an informed comparison as to why one works and the other does. I have my own views but would like to be more objective, any thoughts?
 
different states have different laws, taxes, fees, zoning etc. i would guess there is some NIMBYism going on as well. the type of projects make a difference too. from what i can remember the Newport side of things is much more suburban compared to the Cincinnati river front, however it has been quite a while since ive ventured up that way for anything.

you also have to look at who is doing the developments, how they are marketed, what their rental or sale rates are, who they are marketing to.
 
When the stars are in proper alignment, it is easier to accomplish things in smaller towns and cities. Also remember the history of this area. N. KY was full of backwater communities for over a century. In more modern times the area was found to be the best place to access downtown Cincy. And it never hurts to have a great group like the NKY Area Planning Commission.
 
I graduated from Miami University in 2004, and I remember when I was a student, there was a lot of talk in the business school about development in Northern Kentucky. I did a little bit of research for you and I found this interesting article from the Cincinnati Enquirer in 2004 about Northern Kentucky's plans for "high-tech growth" from a consultant's report. They named 21 top priorities out of 61 in the report to bring development into the region, which may apply to your research.

Of course, if any of these priorities have helped the region will be your responsibility to research :)

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/03/10/biz_econ10.html

There are a lot of across the board ones from the report:
-Cut state taxes that discourage business
-Find sites for technology business parks
-Involve local university presidents in economic development

Hopefully that might give you a headstart. Good luck on the paper!
 
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