Archives for "growth"

Franklin County was the Fastest Growing County in Ohio in 2012

Franklin County was the Fastest Growing County in Ohio in 2012

16 Stefanie Parks / March 25, 2013 8:50 am

This article is brought to you by the Schottenstein Real Estate Group. According to new census estimate data that was recently released, Franklin County led the state of Ohio in population growth in 2012. Additionally, the growth of Franklin County… [Read More]

Best Word to Describe 2012 in Columbus: Growth

Best Word to Describe 2012 in Columbus: Growth

0 Walker / December 31, 2012 8:00 am

The Columbus of Columbus turned 200 years old in 2012, and we thought it might be fun to find out how our readers would describe the year by using just one word. This provided a lot of funny one-off answers… [Read More]

Columbus Ranked as #19 Most Competitive Metro

Columbus Ranked as #19 Most Competitive Metro

0 Walker / November 10, 2012 5:00 pm

New Geography has a new post about data compiled by EMSI that lists the Most Competitive US Metro Areas Since 2010, and Columbus clocks in at a healthy #19. This study takes a look at job change from 2010 to… [Read More]

Best Urban Development of 2011: The Scioto Mile

Best Urban Development of 2011: The Scioto Mile

6 Walker / December 26, 2011 3:00 pm

2011 was a big year for urban development in Columbus, as we pointed out last week with our roundup of over 20 projects that defined the year. When it came time to sorting through those projects, the one that stood… [Read More]

Columbus Ranked #55 for Best Performing US City of 2011

Columbus Ranked #55 for Best Performing US City of 2011

5 Walker / December 19, 2011 1:55 pm

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]

Columbus Named by Businessweek as a Top 20 Metro on the Brink of Recovery

Columbus Named by Businessweek as a Top 20 Metro on the Brink of Recovery

0 Walker / July 22, 2011 7:00 am

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]

Columbus: Boom Town Ohio

Columbus: Boom Town Ohio

6 Walker / July 7, 2011 12:00 pm

Joel Kotkin at NewGeography.com just posted up an article yesterday about the new “Boom Towns” in the US. These are the cities that are positioned to grow and prosper over the course of the next 10 years. The regional rankings… [Read More]

Jeni’s Ice Creams is Expanding to Cleveland

20 Walker / October 22, 2010 5:30 pm

Back in August, we interviewed Jeni Britton Bauer and Charly Bauer of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, and they dropped a few hints about their first expansion outside of Central Ohio being somewhere in the Cleveland area. That expansion is now… [Read More]

Columbus Ranked as a Fast Growing US City

13 Walker / October 13, 2010 8:00 pm

From Forbes.com: “While the recession has taken a huge toll on the rest of Ohio, Columbus has been thriving, thanks to strong population growth, a booming startup culture and the largest college campus in the country–Ohio State University, a major… [Read More]

A Fresh Start on Columbus Economic Development

16 Walker / October 6, 2010 7:00 pm

The futuristic-sounding year of 2020 is less than a decade away, and Alex Fischer wants to make sure that the city of Columbus is firing on all cylinders by the time we get there. As the President and CEO of… [Read More]

Robert Liberty Brings Portland to Columbus

3 Walker / June 22, 2010 12:45 pm

Tomorrow afternoon, the Columbus Metropolitan Club will be hosting Robert Liberty from the Portland Metro Council for an event discussing regional governance and regional growth. This event is a part of the CMC’s ongoing “Growing Regional, Growing Smart” series that… [Read More]

Columbus Ranks 9th for Latino & Asian Growth

25 Walker / May 10, 2010 11:30 am

According to an article in yesterday’s Dispatch (“Latinos, Asians log big growth“) Columbus ranks in 9th place nationally for the largest percentage of increase in Latino and Asian populations. Between 2000 and 2008, the Latino population in the Columbus metro… [Read More]

Canal Winchester Upgrades from Village to City

15 Walker / April 28, 2010 1:00 pm

An interesting story by Robert Paschen in yesterday’s This Week News reveals that Canal Winchester will be officially transforming from a village into a city after the completion of the 2010 census: “Canal Winchester ready for ‘city’ status“. The population… [Read More]

Ohio Ranked 4th Best Business Climate in US

Ohio Ranked 4th Best Business Climate in US

5 Walker / November 3, 2009 6:00 pm

In most business-related polls, Ohio typically does not fare very well. In fact, the most recent “Best States for Business” report from Forbes has Ohio clocked in at #37. But a new “Best Business Climate” report from Site Selection Magazine… [Read More]

Columbus Sprawl Slows Down and Gets Smarter

Columbus Sprawl Slows Down and Gets Smarter

21 Walker / September 25, 2009 8:15 am

Two weeks ago, The Dispatch ran a story about the annexation and growth of the City of Columbus. The article was fairly straightforward with it’s message of advocating smart growth policies within our existing city boundaries, and abandoning the aggressive… [Read More]