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Report suggests Cincinnati contract with more minority-owned businesses

The Croson Study, conducted by California-based Mason Tillman Associates at a cost of $1 million, found Cincinnati's population is nearly half African-American but fewer than 3 percent of city contracts were awarded to businesses owned by blacks. About ... >> view original

The Invisible City: Cincinnati overlooked again in list of best U.S ...

Nobody, not nobody, can beat Cincinnati's Oktoberfest Zinzinnati. Outside of Munich itself, there isn't a city in the world that draws as many people to festival. In fact, Cincinnati routinely draws more than 500,000 people to the Downtown area each year. >> view original

AFC North breakdown: Cincinnati Bengals in the driver's seat

To start with an obvious point for the pundits who were predicting Cincinnati's demise: You have to be pretty decent to get to the playoffs four seasons in a row. The Bengals have built a strong nucleus around a young quarterback, a premier wide ... >> view original

Could Dayton and Cincinnati merge into one city?

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The possibility of Dayton and Cincinnati becoming one metropolitan area could become a reality in the next census. It's like Dallas-Fort Worth in Texas and Miami-Dade County in Florida, where two jurisdictions merge together. >> view original

Cincinnati City Council votes 9-0 for historic changes to contracting program ...

CINCINNATI – Cincinnati City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to change the city's contracting program in an effort to steer more business to local companies owned by black men and women and white women. The voting marked the most sweeping ... >> view original

Cincinnati second city in Ohio to offer parental leave

Cincinnati City Council in an 7-2 decision voted to grant city workers parental leave. Cincinnati is the second city in Ohio to offer leave to all new parents. Under the plan, proposed by Councilwoman Yvette Simpson and Councilman Chris Seelbach ... >> view original

Moore-Kaaya QB matchup lends intrigue to Cincinnati-Miami

Kaaya has thrown a touchdown pass in all 16 of his games as a Hurricane, and is facing a Cincinnati defense that has allowed 1,018 yards in the last two weeks alone. In last season's 55-34 Miami win, the Hurricanes racked up 621 yards against the ... >> view original

Opinion: Cincinnati needs Congress to act – now

The Enquirer editorial board joins the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber in urging Congress to act now on these priorities that are so important to economic growth in Greater Cincinnati. Jill P. Meyer is president and CEO of the Cincinnati USA Regional ... >> view original

How a fiddler and an astrophysicist brought predictive analytics to Cincinnati

Ed Cunningham is the front man and fiddle player for the Comet Bluegrass All-Stars, a band that has been playing every Sunday since 1996 (“except Easter,” he says) at the Comet, a bar in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. Thus the name. >> view original

UC-Miami Hurricanes scouting report, prediction

The Enquirer's University of Cincinnati football beat writer, Tom Groeschen, breaks down the Bearcats' game Thursday night against the Miami Hurricanes: Miami, Fla. (3-0) at Cincinnati (2-2). Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Nippert Stadium. TV/Radio: ESPN/WLW-AM ... >> view original