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Just a week ago, we officially declared 2012 The Year of the Beer, and since then we’ve come to find out about three additional local breweries currently in the works. One of those three is The Oval Brewing Company, which… [Read More]
Olde Towne East has been maturing as a residential neighborhood for decades, and the past few years have also seen a rise in new commercial businesses, with bakeries, restaurants and bars setting up and thriving. In 2012, Old Familiar Barbershop… [Read More]
The Milken Institute just released their ranking of the largest 200 metropolitan areas in The United States in terms of economic growth and sustainability. Columbus shot up the list from #108 in 2010 to #55 in 2011. According to the index,… [Read More]
Another week, another Forbes list. This one ranks US cities on high-tech job growth using both short term and long term metrics. Seattle topped the list, but Columbus took a strong third place following Baltimore. Job growth in Columbus was… [Read More]
Gay Street is considered by many to be one of the most vibrant streets in Downtown Columbus, and thanks to the formation of a new business association, the area will soon get another visual boost. A series of 41 colorful… [Read More]
Two of the most prominent landscape architecture and planning firms in Columbus are combining forces to become the largest company of it’s kind in the entire Midwest. As of November 15th, MSI Design and KKG (Kinzelman Kline Gossman) will merge… [Read More]
It’s hard to believe that Skreened.com is only five years old. In that short amount of time, this local company has grown from a one-man operation where owner Daniel Fox was selling tshirts out of a tiny half-renovated retail space… [Read More]
Microbreweries are a hot trend in Columbus. Existing breweries are expanding and new breweries are popping up around town. The Born Brewing Company falls into the latter category, and is expected to be up and running within the next six… [Read More]
Last week, issues between Downtown businesses and The Columbus Department of Public Service came to a boil at a meeting where some heated words were exchanged. Small business owners on Gay Street want to see friendlier practices within the Department… [Read More]
Last week, issues between Downtown businesses and The Columbus Department of Public Service came to a boil at a meeting where some heated words were exchanged. Small business owners on Gay Street want to see friendlier practices within the Department… [Read More]
Late yesterday afternoon, a group of Downtown business owners met with employees of the City of Columbus Department of Public Service to hash out the latest in an ongoing series of battles about parking meters, valet practices and patio dining…. [Read More]
If you’re looking to start a business that needs to be located within the closest proximity to the majority of the American market, then look no further than Columbus. Three Scale Research, a public resource for Ohio business, just released… [Read More]
Bloomberg Businessweek recently featured an article about the findings of a Brookings Institution report that compiled a list of US Metro Areas that have already seen economic rebounding to near-prerecession levels. Some of the criteria examined in the report include… [Read More]
There’s an amazing post that went up today over on XingColumbus. John Wirtz has crunched a lot of numbers to determine the aggregate income density of various census tracts in Central Ohio to not only review the economic vitality of… [Read More]
On April 1st, Dayton-based Buckeye Vodka began distributing their Ohio-made spirit throughout the state, adding another microdistillery to the growing list in the region. Buckeye Vodka aims to provide a high-quality product at an affordable price point when compared to… [Read More]
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