Comments on: Birmingham’s internal battle has got to stop http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/2009/01/29/birmingham-bjcc-editorial/ The Terminal's editorial page Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:09:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The case for a statewide look at transit | My Birmingham .:. Birmingham's hub for opinion | bhamterminal.com http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/2009/01/29/birmingham-bjcc-editorial/comment-page-1/#comment-311 The case for a statewide look at transit | My Birmingham .:. Birmingham's hub for opinion | bhamterminal.com Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:37:10 +0000 http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/?p=89#comment-311 Transit gets to be its own issue come this spring. Do we get to support it or push it to the side? Transit gets to be its own issue come this spring. Do we get to support it or push it to the side?

]]> By: Andre Natta http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/2009/01/29/birmingham-bjcc-editorial/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Andre Natta Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:33:41 +0000 http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/?p=89#comment-310 I'll say that if your major take away from this post is an embattled plea to build a multipurpose facility, then you missed the point. But I will point out that except for the pending financial crisis holding up the continued development of the Renaissance project downtown, there are several hotels under construction or preparing to open in the coming months - in part because of what could happen if Birmingham does expand its offering for large events of any type in any of the ways that it can happen. Plus I'm hoping that one of those new hotels gives me a chance to bring home a steady paycheck again in the coming months... I’ll say that if your major take away from this post is an embattled plea to build a multipurpose facility, then you missed the point.

But I will point out that except for the pending financial crisis holding up the continued development of the Renaissance project downtown, there are several hotels under construction or preparing to open in the coming months – in part because of what could happen if Birmingham does expand its offering for large events of any type in any of the ways that it can happen.

Plus I’m hoping that one of those new hotels gives me a chance to bring home a steady paycheck again in the coming months…

]]> By: alarob http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/2009/01/29/birmingham-bjcc-editorial/comment-page-1/#comment-309 alarob Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:11:36 +0000 http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/?p=89#comment-309 I’m with you on the need to “stop the internal battle,” but not on the dome. There are several good reasons why expanding the BJCC is a sucker’s bet for Birmingham. The part that’s not clear to me yet is who WOULD benefit from the project, besides the contractors and the bond financiers. Maybe I just answered my own question! More about this: http://alarob.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/the-case-against-the-dome/ I’m with you on the need to “stop the internal battle,” but not on the dome. There are several good reasons why expanding the BJCC is a sucker’s bet for Birmingham. The part that’s not clear to me yet is who WOULD benefit from the project, besides the contractors and the bond financiers. Maybe I just answered my own question!

More about this: http://alarob.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/the-case-against-the-dome/

]]> By: Deon Gordon http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/2009/01/29/birmingham-bjcc-editorial/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Deon Gordon Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:54:48 +0000 http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/?p=89#comment-307 Excellent take. Well spoken. Nothing else needs to be said. Great piece, André. Excellent take. Well spoken. Nothing else needs to be said. Great piece, André.

]]> By: Fireworks at the BJCC yesterday | The Terminal - Birmingham AL's hub http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/2009/01/29/birmingham-bjcc-editorial/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Fireworks at the BJCC yesterday | The Terminal - Birmingham AL's hub Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:32:21 +0000 http://bhamterminal.com/mybirmingham/?p=89#comment-306 [...] I’ve got some words about the situation of my own today over on My Birmingham. [...] [...] I’ve got some words about the situation of my own today over on My Birmingham. [...]

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