Post by Big Yogi via Columbus RetroMetro

What makes this article so interesting to me is that as Part of the great Senator Ray Miller’s Institute for Leadership and Change, I was charged, along with my project team, to develop a plan that would help meet the needs of Columbus. So, what was our project? The SPECTRUM CONFERENCE CENTER was our project and our intentions were to help Columbus compete for bigger conventions while providing other options. Well it looks like this is a charge other African Americans are making in the city. Jim Jackson has some plans on his own to help the city. We need to meet with him asap.

Here is what Columbus RetroMetro reported, click HERE to read more articles about Columbus’ competition for conventions.

[Jim Jackson’s latest off-the-court move could help transform a sleepy Downtown block into a place where people would sleep in style.

The former Ohio State University basketball star is looking into developing a boutique hotel at the northwest corner of Gay and High streets. His Toledo development company is trying to make the numbers work for a four-story, 150-room property on what is a parking lot.

Jackson’s Q3 Development has an option on the land controlled in part by local developer Bob Long. Jackson said he is working with Diversified Development Group and Daimler Group of Columbus.

“We’re taking our 120 days to see what’s under the ground and what would work,” Jackson said yesterday. “It’s a great idea, but at the end of the day, it has to make economic sense.”…]

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