Cincinnati is located in the southwestern region of the state. Founded in 1788 by John Cleves Symmes, Cincinnati covers a sprawling 79.6 square miles. There are approximately 332,000 residents living in the city of Cincinnati itself. However, nearly 2 million call the Greater Cincinnati metro area home. Temperatures in Cincinnati average 64 degrees for a high and 44 degrees for a low. Precipitation totals, including rain and snowfall, average 55 inches per year. Commerce is an important industry in the Cincinnati area. There are ten Fortune 500 companies and eighteen Fortune 1000 companies that are headquartered in and around the city. Some of the more notable corporations that have their home base in the area are Procter & Gamble, The Kroger Company, and Macy’s Inc. Due to the large number of high profile businesses constructing their facilities in the area, Cincinnati is home to an impressive skyline dotted with many architectural wonders. Some of the more famous pieces of Cincinnati architecture are The Carew Tower - which is also the tallest building in the city, The Ingalls Building, and Scripps Center. The Carew Tower will not reign supreme for much longer. An even taller building - Queen City Square, is now under construction and is scheduled to open in 2011. Cincinnati is also a major sporting city. There are seven major sporting venues, two major league teams, and six minor league teams. The major league teams that are based in Cincinnati are the Cincinnati Reds baseball team and the Cincinnati Bengals football team. There are three professional hockey teams in Cincinnati as well as various college sports teams. To accommodate Cincinnati’s ever-expanding sporting industry, the city recently build two state of the art stadiums. The Paul Brown Stadium was unveiled in 2003 and the Great American Ball Park open its doors in 2003. Cincinnati is currently experiencing a developmental boom that started in 2000. The city’s planning commission has a project in the works for the city called The Banks. The Banks is proposed to be a 24 hour entertainment venue with eateries, nightclubs, and shopping districts along the riverfront. Recently, two new museums have opened in Cincinnati. The Rosenthal Center For Contemporary Art opened in 2003 and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center followed in 2004. Because of the ongoing expansion and continued development of the city, Cincinnati has received some notable awards in recent years. In 2007, it was voted “The Best City For Young Professionals” in Ohio by Forbes Magazine and 18th overall. Cincinnati made it to the top ten of Esquire Magazine’s “Cities That Rock” list. Many well-known celebrities have ties to the city of Cincinnati. The list includes people such as Carmen Electra, George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, and Woody Harrelson. The skyline of Cincinnati has been prominently featured in several video and film productions. Some of the major films that have included the city in their footage are Asphalt Jungle, Rain Man, Milk Money, and Batman Forever. Although the sitcom WKRP In Cincinnati used both the city’s setting and skyline, the sitcom was not filmed in the city. For more information on Cincinnati, Ohio visit http://cincinnatimicroblog.com and http://ohiomicroblog.com