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Red Brick Studios following disastrous Midnight Fire 2012-06-06 - 200 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo By Ed Waggener. Little has given the downtown community so much hope in recent months as the decision by Columbia media owner Mike Harris, plans, already underway, to put a state of the art recording studio in what was the Arnold/Firestone Building at the time of a disastrous 11:20pmCT fire on April 29, 2012. Since then Harris has purchased the building from Ben Arnold and has disclosed plans to transform the building into a showpiece. He's already hired Danny Bailey, a nationally well known recording studio executive, to manage the operation. Contractor Glenn "Red" Nixon will undertake the massive job, which will include adding a new Red Brick with black trim and shutters exterior; a downstairs recording studio, and posh living quarters for visiting groups while here for recordings. Fire damaged refuse is being removed from the building; dumpsters at the front and back of the structure are being filled, removed and refilled until actual work is underway. A logo for the business has already been selected, utilizing a unique online graphics firm, www.99designs.com. It took just four days, and a fraction of the cost of most logo designs, for Harris to name the winner of the design contest 99designs.com conducted. Permalink | Comments?

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