Above the Fold

Host Andy Brownfield returns from paternity leave. He and Tom discuss a flood of new housing inventory not seen since pre-pandemic times, 80 Acres CEO giving insight on the unicorn startup's implosion, a youth soccer tournament that's predicted to have a $30 million impact, a $60 million suburban medical office and plans to build a park with a zipline down to Over-the-Rhine.

Interview starts at (18:59). Historically, for a brewery t...

Hosts Tom and Steve reminisce about the Radisson Hotel and its revolving restaurant, as the Covington building is expected to be converted into a Reverb by Hard Rock Hotel, Walmart planning to invest $300 million into a project between Cincinnati and Dayton, the latest rankings for the region’s top private schools, a luxury home remodeler launching a home building division and how the Cincinnati Reds fared in terms of attenda...

Hosts Tom and Liz discuss the uptick in notable Cincinnati companies choosing to become employee owned, a downtown project that converted office space to apartments is essentially completely full, OKI is studying ways to improve transportation access to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the latest rankings of local universities on the U.S. News & World Report 2027 Best Colleges list, and a new restaurant comin...

DescHosts Tom and Brian discuss the iconic chili chain naming its next CEO, who has a decade of P&G experience, Cincinnati Children’s retaining its top rankings in the latest U.S. News & World report, a Kansas City developer switching gears on its plans for a historic downtown Cincinnati building, Givaudan acquiring land to start construction on a $215 million project and the nation’s largest bookstore chain acq...

Hosts Tom and Nikki discuss Baker Construction’s plans to move its headquarters out of Monroe, GE Aerospace’s acquisition of a key supplier for nearly $12 billion, a planned hotel in Corryville receives some pushback from the community, our local universities are in an arms race when it comes to college athletics and a fast-growing family-owned Mexican restaurant group plans to open its seventh location in a $640 millio...

Hosts Tom and Chris discuss where former Hamilton County residents have moved, as well as Waymo starting its process of mapping the city for robotaxis, the Cincinnati Bengals franchise valuation continues to soar, a hotel near downtown was purchased for $10 million with plans to convert it into senior housing and Costco announced plans to build a 166,739-square-foot store in the Eastgate area of Clermont County.

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Hosts Tom and Steve discuss a Lexington-based company deciding to move its headquarters to Cincinnati, as well as the largest private equity fund raised in Cincinnati, a new office building coming to Montgomery Quarter that is already roughly 70% leased, a $25 million fundraising campaign launches for an Over-the-Rhine theater and the Cincinnati Open had a record-breaking performance in 2026.

Merus is one of the largest, and most ac...

Hosts Tom and Liz discuss a youth soccer club’s plans for a $10 million athletic facility and headquarters, as well as a local firm that takes basketball courts and turns them into memorabilia, one of the region’s largest commercial real estate firms moves its offices into space at the Banks, which public high schools are ranked highest in Greater Cincinnati and the region’s largest brewery will be serving up new ...

Hosts Tom and Nikki discuss plans for a $5 billion data center north of Cincinnati, as well as the massive increase in home sales priced at $1 million or more, a former golf course that will become a mix of homes, apartments and retail space, a $100 million hotel, office and restaurant project planned near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and a new restaurant coming soon to Over-the-Rhine that will serve steak fri...

Hosts Andy and Tom talk about a rare Cincinnati unicorn – a startup company worth at least $1B – that abruptly ceased operations. In other news, one of Cincinnati's largest private companies is expanding its downtown headquarters, and bringing back the skywalk; Amazon touts its local impact; P&G is making a $3.8B acquisition; and a James Beard-nominated chef is opening a new restaurant.

Interview starts at (23:43) Da...

Nick Lingenfelter is chief development officer of PLK Communities, the developer behind Factory 52 and the upcoming Hyde Park Square redevelopment. He sees the need for more alignment from the region's institutions to promote growth, lest Cincinnati fall behind. He also talks the origins of Factory 52, and the challenges and opportunities of development in Hyde Park.

Elsewhere on the podcast, hosts Andy and Tom talk about the death ...

Hosts Andy and Tom talk about why Cincinnati’s new $540 million convention center headquarters hotel will not be a JW Marriott, as well as the Port’s plans for Camp Washington, a robotic welding company that was launched by Space X alumni, the most significant moment in a local unicorn’s history and how cool it would be to have a car condo.

Plus, we sit down with Kona Ice CEO Tony Lamb who shares how he turned a si...

Hosts Andy and Tom talk about plans for 3CDC to buy the historic St. Francis Seraph church in Over-the-Rhine, as well as the closure of legendary chef Jean-Robert de Cavel's last restaurant, Kroger axing plans to open more Harris Teeter stores and a Krazy new retailer.

Interview starts at (18:42). Bourbon is a tricky business. It has to age for several years – New Riff's minimum is four – before it can be bottled and sol...

Hosts Andy and Tom talk about the latest on plans to cap Fort Washington Way, including which funds cannot be used to complete the $50 million first phase, as well as a pair of big projects that got state funding, one of the region's largest construction firms going employee-owned and a former P&Ger who bought a gun range.

Interview starts at (21:55). Fifty West Brewing CEO Bobby Slattery says people’s views on who drinks ...

Above the Fold is back! Hosts Andy and Tom talk about Kroger's plan to make a $1.7 billion acquisition of Giant Eagle, losing the main sponsors of Cincinnati's LPGA tournament, and just what is a kolache?

Interview starts at (19:28). Steve Leeper has shepherded 3CDC, which is responsible for more than $2 billion in investment into Cincinnati's urban core since, 2006. Fresh off of the $264 million renovation of the First Financial Ce...

Hosts Andy and Tom are joined by Business Courier reporters Brian Planalp, Abby Miller and Steve Watkins to dissect some of the biggest local news stories of 2023. Those include a record number of restaurants closing in Cincinnati – more than when Covid-19 broke out in 2020 – as well as an unassuming local millionaire leaving $270 million to local organizations; Cincinnati gaining a new Fortune 500 company; what's going...

Hosts Andy and Tom talk about Kroger's plans to bring its office workers back in four days a week, a public company re-establishing its headquarters in Cincinnati, Coney Island's sale to a music organization to make was for a $118 million concert venue, a badly needed parking garage at Findlay Market and Taste of Belgium's reboot.

Interview starts at (21:20). Graeter's became an ice cream empire and a brand synonymous with C...

Hosts Andy and Tom have a look at the uncertain future of the office market downtown, starting with a story on the potential foreclosure of an office tower, followed by GE pulling all of its employees out of its onetime Global Operations Center at the Banks, and then a potential new buyer for an iconic Camp Washington building and new rules banning surface parking lots downtown. We finish, as all good things do, with a burger.
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Hosts Andy and Tom talk about the sale of Eastgate Mall to a new owner, a Cincinnati marketing exec who was slated to live on a cruise for three years, a local restaurant being named one of the best new eateries in America, the uncertain future of Reds games broadcasts locally and the Queen City's newest B Corporation.

Interview starts at (21:49). Rachel DesRochers started out with $1,000 and a vegan graham cracker recipe. T...