Maureen Pero Quotations

One of the strengths we're seeing in terms of our downtown community is growth in health care-related industry.

The good news is that it is bringing a wonderful group of new employees downtown. And what we're seeing both in terms of regional and national trends is that the health care-related industries are growing and are expected to grow in the future.

We've received nothing but positive feedback. Many downtown property owners outside the (transit corridor) area were asking for it to be extended into their neighborhoods.

We're very disappointed with the decision. While we are disappointed, we are not surprised.

Premier Health Partners continues to grow rapidly (downtown) and we hope to have more.

It's not like downtown is doing horrible but everything around us is doing great. I mean, they're vacant in Centerville and Beavercreek and other places and north of town at the same level we're vacant. So it's a regional problem, it's not just downtown.

The number of jobs (in downtown) has remained flat for the past three years.

I'd say the bigger question is, how many more hits can our region take?