Whatever Ever Happened To...

It's pretty common knowledge that the Federated Media stations, WOWO, WMEE, K105, et al are moving offices and studios to a central location in the Coventry area. The Maven wishes them well.

However, that's not the only operation that's moving. Or at least had plans to move. 

You may recall that Northeast Indiana Public Radio Inc, WBOI 89.1's parent company had purchased the old Odd Fellows Building at 210 East Jefferson downtown with plans to develop a state-of-the-art broadcast facility. 

If you drive through downtown, chances are you've seen the building, next door to Subway and across from Wendy's.

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Here's the announcement:

Cool stuff. Here's the architect's rendering of what the new facility might look like:

So, why does this building still sit empty? 

Northeast Indiana Public Radio Inc, WBOI's parent company, continues to own the property. A search of the records is here:

So, the mystery remains. Whatever happened to WBOI 89.1 moving into these fancy digs? Or are they just another passive real estate investor with plans to "flip" the property to a fast-food operator, tobacco store, or fireworks stand?