Jobs & Housing

With the announcement that General Electric will be moving over a thousand jobs to the Cincinnati area, a question looms, where will the employees live? Mason, Oakley & The Banks are supposed to be the short list for the office with a temporary office planned for downtown in the short term. People are pretty comfy commuting for miles, so no matter where the final office is located, anywhere in the region is a viable place for these new workers to call home. If The Banks is the final decision, the new housing coming online in the downtown area will be very attractive for people who don't want to commute long distances. It is also the destination of area highways. Mason & Oakley would probably find most employees living on the east side.
The question is - where will realty agents direct these new residents?
I had a relative who was relocated. The business provided realty services but the agents only knew the sprawly suburban areas so when said relative asked to look at old farmhouses the agent drew a blank.
I don't know how this could be done but I would say neighborhoods need to promote themselves to either GE or to the agency they choose to provide real estate services.
Whatever, the city government will not be the answer.

PS - the relative did find a nice little 1790-1800 farm house with a barn.

'Warp article here

And another perspective from Victorian Antiquities & Design

Bridge Construction to Cut Unemployment 1/3The Build Our New Bridge Now Coalition is reporting that their boondoggle bridge will create 24,000 jobs. With about 74,000 unemployed in the region, this would bring our unemployment rate down to about 4.35%. The $30B bridge will rake in over $160M in tax revenue.
No mention of pigs flying.

WCPO story here

Department of Numbers (?!) info here