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Elmwood Place trying to lure back business

Elmwood Place trying to lure back business
WEBVTT HE STORY FORUS TONIGHT.>> WE'VE SEEN A DECLINE OVER THEYEARS IN BUSINESS, I BELIEVE.THAT'S STARTING TO COME BACK.>> ELMWOOD PLACE FEELS LIKE ASLEEPY ONE-TRAFFIC-LIGHT TOWN.IT ACTUALLY HAS MORE THAN ONETRAFFIC LIGHT.BUT THIS VILLAGE OF 2200 PEOPLEHAS STRUGGLED, ESPECIALLY FORTHE LAST 30 YEARS.THE BEST OF TIMES AND THE WORSTOF TIMES CAME JUST A FEW YEARSAGO, WHEN THE VILLAGE BROUGHT INTENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARSWITH THESE SPEED CAMERAS.WITH THE SPEEDING TICKET PROFITSCAME OUTAGE FROM THE SPUBL --OUTRAGE FROM THE PUBLIC.SEVERAL BUSINESSES ALONG VINESTREET CLOSED.BUT THE VILLAGE WELCOME WAGONHAS RETURNED.>> I DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUTELMWOOD PLACE.VERY SMALL AREA.SO I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A WHOLELOT OF KNOWLEDGE OR PRECONCEIVEDNOTIONS ABOUT IT.>> AARON IS THE PRESIDENT OFQUEEN CITY TRANSPORTATION.HIS COMPANY IS TRANSFORMING THIS10 ACRES OF LAND.AND TO THE COMPANY HEADQUARTERSFOR 250 VEHICLES AND 350EMPLOYEES.>> THAT'S ONE OF THE MOREEXCITING PORTIONS ABOUT IT FORELMWOOD PLACE, IS THAT, YOUKNOW, OUR PAYROLL IS ABOUT $6MILLION A YEAR.SO ELMWOOD GETS A TAX BENEFIT.ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WILL WORKHERE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.>> JOHNS IS ANOTHER NEW BUSINESSFOR ELMWOOD PLACE.SHE OPENED SALOON 5711, RIGHT ONVINE STREET, LAST SEPTEMBER.>> I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE DESERVESAN OPPORTUNITY, EVEN ANEIGHBORHOOD.SO THAT'S ONE REASON I CAMEHERE.AND THEN IT WAS CONVENIENT FORMY CUSTOMERS AND MYSELF.>> COOPERATIVE.I MEAN -->> YES.THEY ACTUALLY CAME AND
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Elmwood Place trying to lure back business
Elmwood Place is a village of 2,200 people, just north of Cincinnati. The municipality has struggled to survive.“We’ve seen a decline in business over the years. I believe that’s starting to come back,” said Eric Bartlett, chief of police.The best of times and worst of times came just a few years ago, when the village collected thousands of dollars in fines from speed-camera tickets. The public was outraged over the fines and many people refused to shop at stores in the village. Several businesses along Vine Street closed. But today things are again looking up for the village.Aaron Haid, president of Queen City Transportation, said he did not have any preconceived notions about the village when he decided to transform 10 acres of land in there into the main headquarters for the company’s fleet of 250 vehicles and 350 employees.“Our payroll is about $6 million a year and Elmwood gets the tax benefits of that. All of our employees will work here for the next school year," Haid saidA class-action lawsuit filed against Elmwood over the speeding fines is pending before a judge. At one point, the judge said the village should refund money received from the speeding tickets.

Elmwood Place is a village of 2,200 people, just north of Cincinnati. The municipality has struggled to survive.

“We’ve seen a decline in business over the years. I believe that’s starting to come back,” said Eric Bartlett, chief of police.

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The best of times and worst of times came just a few years ago, when the village collected thousands of dollars in fines from speed-camera tickets.

The public was outraged over the fines and many people refused to shop at stores in the village. Several businesses along Vine Street closed. But today things are again looking up for the village.

Aaron Haid, president of Queen City Transportation, said he did not have any preconceived notions about the village when he decided to transform 10 acres of land in there into the main headquarters for the company’s fleet of 250 vehicles and 350 employees.

“Our payroll is about $6 million a year and Elmwood gets the tax benefits of that. All of our employees will work here for the next school year," Haid said

A class-action lawsuit filed against Elmwood over the speeding fines is pending before a judge. At one point, the judge said the village should refund money received from the speeding tickets.