The local billionaire, Carl Linder, bought it back in the late '80s. DAL had just established the hub and he didn't like paying NYC lease rates so he moved the company there. Unfortunately he died a couple of months ago but the move to relocate started well before that. I grew up in CVG (sister actually dated Linder's nephew for a few years, sadly young love never matured) and was always astounded by how negative the media portrayed DAL. Admittedly it had the highest airfares in the country, but you were able to go to over 100 destinations, 5 of them to Europe at the peak for a town of 1.5 million. Well, they are getting what they wanted. We'll see if it pans out. Proctor & Gamble, Kroger, Federated/Macy's Department Stores, 5/3 Bank, Chiquita, GE Jet Engines and a host of other companies call it home. There is a lot of purchasing power potentially for someone.