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take back cheapside

Posted in Local by Rob Morris on June 20, 2017

We simply don’t need statues of Confederates John C. Breckenridge and John Hunt Morgan near Cheapside Pavilion and the old courthouse in Lexington. You can

How Council Voted to Defraud Investors to Benefit the Webbs

Posted in CentrePointe, Local by Rob Morris on September 22, 2014

Call it “CentrePointe Fatigue”. After six-and-a-half years of bulldozing, promises, broken promises, half-truths, and outright lies on the CentrePointe project, folks are just plain tired

2012 and the Local Economy

Posted in Ideas, Local by Rob Morris on January 23, 2012

I was privileged to be surveyed late last week by the Herald-Leader’s Tom Eblen for today’s column on the state of Lexington’s economy for 2012.

Is CentrePointe a crime?

Posted in CentrePointe by Rob Morris on March 4, 2016

Eight years ago today, the Webb Companies announced CentrePointe, a shiny new development in downtown Lexington. The developers promised to spend $250 million. They promised Lexington’s tallest building.

The Great CentrePointe Parking Garage Mystery

Posted in CentrePointe by Rob Morris on May 12, 2015

IMPORTANT: Following my initial post yesterday, I found new and different information on parking costs for underground garages. Please see important updates at the end

CentrePointe is Still in Trouble

Posted in CentrePointe by Rob Morris on May 9, 2015

CentrePointe, Version 8 Over the past couple of weeks, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and the developers of CentrePointe have traded barbs over the direction of

The Austerity Drag

Posted in Jobs, National by Rob Morris on February 4, 2012

The U.S. economy added 243,000 jobs in January, far surpassing analysts’ expectations of around 155,000 jobs for the month. As a result, the unemployment rate

Confessions of a Job Creator

Posted in Jobs, National, Taxes by Rob Morris on September 21, 2011

I’m a job creator. And job creators are important. At least that’s what we’ve been hearing from Republicans lately. House Speaker John Boehner cited “job

A Small Business Perspective on Jobs and Tax Cuts

Posted in Jobs, National, Taxes by Rob Morris on November 16, 2010

In late July, one of our technicians left our award-winning auto repair shop to return to his hometown. He has been our only employee to leave

Kentucky’s Regressive Tax Reform

Posted in Kentucky, Taxes by Rob Morris on February 5, 2014

I was pleased to be asked to comment for today’s story by Jack Brammer and Janet Patton for the Herald-Leader on the Governor’s tax proposals. They

The 1345

Posted in Kentucky, Taxes by Rob Morris on November 4, 2011

Mitch McConnellYesterday, despite having support from a majority of the Senate, the $60 billion Rebuild America Jobs Act was blocked from even being debated on

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