The UC/PNC Economic Outlook forum discussed economic trends with over 350 attendees, featuring talks from experts Stuart Hoffman and retiring Greg Valliere at the First Financial Center.

Ohio's Supreme Court says a homeowner can get $250 for a late mortgage release but bars a pandemic-era class action for 2020 recording delays.

Asbestos abatement at the West Fork Incinerator is complete, clearing the way for demolition and reuse as part of the Mill Creek Greenway. State and local funding are in place.

Crews began dismantling Crosley Tower last Thursday in a careful, floor‑by‑floor deconstruction. The $47.3M remediation clears the way for a planned $215M STEM facility.

A Cincinnati developer and brewery owner bought the Oskamp Mansion and adjoining senior‑care buildings in Westwood, handing a long‑idle campus to a private buyer and kicking off preservation and redevelopment questions.

Epic Entertainment opens this week in the former Xscape cinema at Northgate Mall, bringing go-karts, trampolines and a rope course to a nine‑acre parcel bought for $1.8M.

Colerain Township's BZA will consider a Central Plaza cannabis dispensary and two residential variances at a Feb. 25 public hearing. Applications are available for review at the planning office.

A Lexington developer paid more than $17.2M for 11 former Frisch’s sites across the Tri-State, positioning the properties for redevelopment.

Paycor has opened a 40,000‑sq‑ft downtown HQ in the former Saks building, intended as a training and events hub to bring more daytime activity to Fountain Square.

City council committee advanced a three-month pause on data‑center permits so planners can craft zoning rules to study energy, water and job impacts. Officials say the move is meant to protect neighborhoods and utilities while rules are written.

Long Beach-based Image Solutions will invest about $14.5 million to relocate and expand a Cincinnati-area distribution hub at a Fairfield site. The project includes a sizable addition and local incentives.

Neyer has tapped CASTO to build a $120M, 390-unit apartment phase at Three Oaks in Oakley, part of a roughly $300M redevelopment of the former industrial site.

A RentCafe analysis shows Cincinnati roughly doubled completions of fully affordable apartments in 2020–24 versus 2015–19. Local advocates say the increase is welcome but not enough.