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In its heyday, the plant employed 15, workers, many of whom lived in housing projects built on Triskett and Berea roads and rode to work in a CTS bus dubbed the "Bomber Bus. After a brief tenure as an exhibition hall and sales center, the plant was leased to Natl. Terminals for soybean storage.

The Cadillac Tank Plant, as it was renamed, promised immediate employment to 6, Meanwhile, the men responsible for the I-X purchase aren't talking. White, who now owns an alpaca farm in Newcomerstown, did not respond to phone calls for comment. Teamor is under house arrest.

As part of his plea deal with federal prosecutors, he agreed to talk about his role in corrupt airport deals. But neither he nor his lawyer, Robert Dixon, responded to Scene 's interview requests. Fred Nance is chairman of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, a business group that's pushing for a new convention center. Recently, Mayor Frank Jackson appointed him to a committee helping to select a new airport director. He didn't respond to Scene 's calls either.

Park is the only one acting as if nothing is wrong. In fact, he's negotiating with the city to extend his lease on the I-X Center. But this time, Dolan says, Park should at least have to pay rent. Park, meanwhile, says he won't add a clause making sure he gets paid if Cleveland builds another convention center. After all, the city has been very generous with him. Tags: News Lead , Features , Features. We welcome readers to submit letters regarding articles and content in Cleveland Scene.

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