get today’s deal at
TODAY’S DEAL - SAVE 50%!
$20 for $40 Worth of Apparel
and Accessories at Trend Boutique
$6,500 credit to your
DealChicken account
Available for purchase today only.
PARTY,
ITALIAN STYLE
Bruschetta
with
whipped
goat
cheese
and red
onion
marmalade
Daugherty on
the carousel
of coaching
FOOD & COOKING, D1
SPORTS, C1
THE KENTUCKY ENQUIRER
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
NKY.COM
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011
Southgate may keep rockin’
By Lauren Bishop
Owners hope building will remain as a music venue
A day after the Southgate
House announced that it
would close at the end of the
year and relocate, the couple
who are the majority owners
of the building said they hope
to keep the building open as a
live music venue.
The historic building at 34
E. Third St. in Newport had
been owned by Ross Raleigh,
who runs the day-to-day business of the club; his sister, Armina “Mina” Lee, who also
owns the Brass Ass adult club
in Newport; her husband,
Roger Petersen; and another
sister, Nancy Young. But a recently settled legal battle between the siblings has put the
[email protected]
majority ownership of the
club in the hands of Lee and
Petersen, who spoke to The
Enquirer from their Newport
home Tuesday.
Raleigh had filed a complaint against Lee and the other owners in January 2010,
asking Campbell County Circuit Court to establish the
ownership, occupancy and
royalty rights to the Southgate House property and liquor license in his favor and to
permanently bar Lee from asserting any interest in the
property, business or liquor license.
Lee fought back, claiming
that Raleigh illegally trans-
ferred a liquor license from
the corporation they formed
when they purchased the
Southgate House to his own
LLC and asking Raleigh to either return it and pay her rent
or vacate the premises. A flurry of legal filings followed, taking up three volumes of court
documents.
Why
Chiquita’s leaving:
N.C. DEAL SWEETER
By David Holthaus
[email protected]
and Laura Baverman
Chiquita decided to leave
Cincinnati for many reasons,
but the biggest one is undeniable: money.
Lured by the promise of big
savings, better air service to
Europe and Latin America
and a more diverse work
force, Chiquita Brands International Inc. announced Tuesday that it plans to leave Cincinnati, site of its home office
of 24 years, for Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina offered a
package of grants and tax incentives potentially worth
$22.7 million over 11 years, enticing the relocation of the
world’s largest banana seller.
The counteroffer from
Ohio and Cincinnati amounted to $6 million to $6.5 million,
Chiquita chairman and CEO
Fernando Aguirre told The
Enquirer late Tuesday.
Aguirre said he was disappointed by Cincinnati’s effort.
“With all due respect, the
city did very, very, very little,”
he said. “We had told them
many times, even six years
ago when we looked at moving for the first time, and they
did very little or nothing. And
this time around, they did
very little or nothing.”
“Charlotte provided the
most compelling economic
opportunity for Chiquita by
far,” he said during Tuesday’s
announcement in Charlotte.
The move to North Carolina will save Chiquita $4 million a year, Aguirre said.
Charlotte aggressively pursued the company. North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue got involved, as did Charlotte’s
leading businessman, Hugh
McColl Jr., retired chairman
$22.7M
Up to $6.5M
Ohio offered $6 million to $6.5 million,
mostly for creation of 100 new jobs that
would be relocated from other sites.
191 daily flights
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International
Airport had 191 daily departures with nonstop
flights to 52 cities, one overseas, as of July.
North Carolina offered $22.7 million to relocate 400 jobs and the company’s real estate
investment.
697 daily flights
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport had
697 daily departures with nonstop service to
138 destinations, including 36 overseas.
5% of households
12.2% of households
According to US Census data, just 5% of
households are bilingual, a skill valued by
business.
In Charlotte, 12.2% of households
are bilingual, according to US Census data.
Duke, No. 10
OSU, No. 55
Ohio State ranks 55th; Miami University,
90th; and UC,143rd, for overall excellence,
according to US News.
Duke University ranks 10th; Wake Forest
University, 25th; and UNC Chapel Hill,
No. 29, according to US News.
No. 38
No. 3
Ohio ranked 38th in Forbes’ recent Best
States for Business list, including ranking
30th for cost of doing business.
By Amanda Van Benschoten
$51,572
Ohio’s median household income is
$51,572. About 18.6% of people have at
least a bachelor’s degree.
$50,449
North Carolina’s median income is $50,449.
About 22.1% of the population has a bachelor’s degree, according to the US Census.
AP/Vahid Salemi
Iranian police step in to prevent further intrusions.
Hours of terror at
British Embassy
Britain believes the mob that
attacked its embassy did so with
backing at the highest levels. Iranians watched on TV. World, A6
The incentives NC offered too
good to pass up, Chiquita CEO
says. Business, A10
Portions of
today’s
Enquirer
were
printed on
recycled
paper
HEBRON – In a coup for the
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
International Airport, Delta Air
Lines will add flights and destinations at CVG early next year in
response to demand from the
Greater Cincinnati business
community.
The new flights will increase
access to domestic and international markets, as well as aid the
business operations of major local employers such as the Kroger Co.
“We’re very focused on our
business customers, so when we
see the opportunity to add some
flights where we think they’ll be
supported, we do,” said Delta
spokesman Trebor Banstetter.
“The climate we’re in, we’re
dealing with very, very, very
high jet fuel prices, and the economy is still very uncertain. Delta
and most airlines are actually
cutting back capacity, so it’s nice
to add service where we can.”
The announcement was welcome news to local business
leaders, who have worked for
more than a year to make the
case for increasing air service.
“We’re delighted that Delta is
adding service,” said Ellen van
der Horst, president of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.
Airport officials credited the
North Carolina ranked third among states,
earning the first spot for regulatory environment and second for cost of doing business.
Money talked
CE-0000483664
Delta
listens
to area
business
See DELTA, Page A2
See CHIQUITA, Page A11
Home delivery pricing on A2
See SOUTHGATE, Page A2
[email protected]
[email protected]
$1.00 retail
Lee and Petersen
said
Tuesday they
have settled
the dispute but
declined
to
discuss
the
terms of the
Lee
settlement,
and the settlement document
is not publicly available. But
INDEX Four sections, 171st year, No. 234
Copyright, 2011,
The Kentucky Enquirer
Advice..................D3 Comics ..............D4 NKY Life ........... B1 Puzzles.................D3
Business.............A10 Food & Cooking .D1 Obituaries ..........B4 Sports ................. C1
Classifieds......B5, D5 Lotteries ............A2 Opinions ..........A13 TV ........................D3
WEATHER
High 42°
Low 25°
Clearing
COMPLETE
FORECAST:
A2