Joe Morgan Honda
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Topic: Joe Morgan Honda
Posted By: Middletown News
Subject: Joe Morgan Honda
Date Posted: Feb 16 2009 at 10:22am
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Joe Morgan Honda will cost between $5 million and $10 million to buy, build and open.
Joe Morgan, the Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman and commentator for ESPN, and John Voss, owner of the Voss Auto Network, have partnered to open a Honda ...
www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2008/06/23/story18.html - 71k - http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2008/06/16/story3.html - Voss, - - partner on new - - dealership - Dayton Business - ...John Voss, president of the Voss Auto Network, is partnering with former Cincinnati Reds player Joe Morgan on a new Honda dealership in Middletown. ... www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2008/06/16/story3.html - 69k - ------------- Please like our http://www.facebook.com/middletownusa" rel="nofollow - Middletown USA Facebook Page |
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Posted By: Middletown News
Date Posted: Feb 16 2009 at 4:30pm
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I heard this dealeraship is being built in Monroe, not Middletown. ------------- Please like our http://www.facebook.com/middletownusa" rel="nofollow - Middletown USA Facebook Page |
Posted By: Pacman
Date Posted: Feb 16 2009 at 7:52pm
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I'll bet it ain't gonna be in Middletown. When you have a Ford Dealer and most of the time all they advertise on TV are their Used cars it makes you go........hmmmmmmmmmmmmm, what is wrong with your new cars.
What is wrong, is most people in Middletown can't afford the NEW Ones.
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Posted By: MadisonMom
Date Posted: Feb 16 2009 at 9:49pm
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Didn't we just have a dodge/chrysler/jeep dealership go out of business?
Does this make sense? |
Posted By: Mike_Presta
Date Posted: Feb 17 2009 at 6:54am
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It doesn't matter if it makes sense, as long as it is their money.
Of course, if Joe and Mr. Voss get a $50K loan from the taxpayers, fail to get the proper buiding permits, erect illegal signs, etc., then that is another matter!!!
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Posted By: Middletown News
Date Posted: Feb 17 2009 at 9:29am
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I think it makes sense.
Its the right product and the right location. I might just buy a honda if the dealership is so close. But if I had to drive 15 to 20 miles, forgetaboutit. ------------- Please like our http://www.facebook.com/middletownusa" rel="nofollow - Middletown USA Facebook Page |
Posted By: John Beagle
Date Posted: Feb 17 2009 at 10:06am
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Honda's are made in Ohio. So buying a Honda could be good for Ohio. ------------- http://www.johnbeagle.com/" rel="nofollow - John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio. |
Posted By: arwendt
Date Posted: Feb 17 2009 at 11:35am
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Good luck Mr. Morgan.
I would not want to be in your biz rght now. ------------- “Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor Liberty to purchase power.” Benjamin Franklin - More at my http://wordsoffreedom.wordpress.com/ - Words of Freedom website. |
Posted By: Mike_Presta
Date Posted: Mar 04 2009 at 10:40am
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I notice that one of the reasons that Morgan/Voss Honda gave for choosing Monroe was the GOOD EXPOSURE from I-75!!
I guess they didn't like Middletown's "hide all businesses except historic blacksmith shoppes" policy. ------------- “Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012 |
Posted By: MadisonMom
Date Posted: Mar 04 2009 at 5:01pm
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So Middletown doesn't have 9-12 acres they need? Sounds like Monroe beat us to the deal.
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Posted By: VietVet
Date Posted: Mar 05 2009 at 6:39am
| MM- EVERYBODY beats us to the deals when it comes to economic development even though we have a Director, manager and I'm sure we're working on some kind of VP slot in that department to get 'er good and top heavy! Morgan could have located his dealership over by Wal-Mart(across the street?) which would have given him I-75 exposure and easy access to I-75. That area is zoned business/non-residential isn't it? There's enough land around there for a car dealership. The new plan for the get-off at I-75 is taking all of the "I-75" exposure land for businesses that demand it. The prime location "exposure" land is being eaten up by the land grabbing ramps to the interstate on the east side of the overpass. Goes clear back to the old Score dealership. |
Posted By: Mike_Presta
Date Posted: Mar 05 2009 at 7:52am
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Vet:
Regarding "exposure from I-75", you might want to check the codified City Ordinances. Generally speaking, highly visible signs are no ponger permissilbe. Signs must be small, low to the ground, and screened by shrubbery, if I am not mistaken. ------------- “Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012 |
Posted By: VietVet
Date Posted: Mar 05 2009 at 12:07pm
Mike- I'm glad that the criteria for advertising a business, according to the "Codified City Ordinances" are to have small, low lying, shubbery ladened locations. This makes perfect logical sense in a "Middletown sort of way". Let me guess, these requirements are the result of business guru Marty Kohler. He has always demonstrated a real knack for logical planning for our fair city! Thanks Martin!    I was just talking about an I-75 location for Morgan's Honda place- sounds like finding the correct signage is another issue thanks to our "business friendly" city rules.
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