Who Rules Cincinnati?

"Who Rules Cincinnati?" is a paper that was published by Dan La Botz. The paper can be found at: http://www.cincinnatistudies.org/studies.html

About the Study
“Who Rules Cincinnati?” argues that seven corporations have dominated the City of Cincinnati’s economy, society and politics leading to “distorted development” and “grotesque contrasts between rich and poor” with “a particularly damaging impact on the African American population.”

The study, a compendium of information on Cincinnati-based corporations, their revenues, profits and the salaries of their officers, and their political contributions, also describes the role of corporate coalitions such as Cincinnati Business Committee (CBC), Downtown Cincinnati Incorporated (DCI), and Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC).

The study also found that two families, the Lindners and the Peppers, the first associated with American Financial Group and the second with Procter and Gamble, play an inordinate role in the financing of local political campaigns and candidates.

This is the first such study of wealth and power in Cincinnati since Polk Laffoon IV wrote “Who Runs Cincinnati?” published in the former Cincinnati Post in the 1980s.

The Seven Corporations

 * Procter & Gamble
 * Kroger
 * Macy’s/Federated Department Stores
 * Fifth Third Bancorp
 * Western and Southern Financial
 * American Financial Group
 * E.W. Scripps

Cincinnati Studies
The "Who Rules Cincinnati?" study was published by a group called Cincinnati Studies.