Via XingColumbus: Columbus Ranks as 2nd Best City for Commuters March 3, 2011 by John According to Kiplinger.com, Columbus is a great place to commute. They included metro areas with more than 1 million people and ranked them based on… [Read More]
According to an article in today’s Dispatch, Columbus added more construction jobs in 2010 than any other metro area in the US. 2,700 construction jobs were added on various projects around the region. In December, we published a long list… [Read More]
A new Forbes ranking revealed earlier this week ranks Columbus as the 4th Best Shopping City in the US. As with any Forbes list, the metrics used are usually called into question. This list bases their rankings on number of… [Read More]
The Columbus College of Art and Design was just recognized as having one of the top Fashion Design Programs in the entire World by Fashionista.com, a fashion-industry news outlet. “Imagine our delight: one of New York’s leading sources for fashion… [Read More]
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]
Press Release: Charlotte Takes Over As “America’s Manliest City” While Portland Falls To LastMars Chocolate North America announced today the release of the second annual COMBOS® “America’s Manliest Cities” study – crowning Charlotte, N.C. with this year’s top spot of… [Read More]
According to a new national study conducted by VolunteeringInAmerica.gov, Columbus ranks as the 8th best city in the country for volunteering efforts. The report mentions that our volunteer retention rate is almost 75% while the national average is 65% and… [Read More]
The Columbus Metropolitan Library is no stranger to national acclamation, so it should come as no surprise that CML has just been named the 2010 Library of the Year by Library Journal. “This is one of the highest honors a… [Read More]
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]
WalletPop.com recently featured an article where the safest neighborhoods in America’s largest cities were profiled. The list was compiled using neighborhood crime data from the FBI and NeighborhoodScout.com. According to their results, the safest neighborhood in Columbus is Marble Cliff,… [Read More]
AmericanStyle Magazine, a popular nation-wide publication, has launched its annual readers’ poll in an attempt to find the Top 25 Arts Destinations in the country. Columbus has been nominated within the large-size cities category for contemporary art. All ballots received… [Read More]
Experience Columbus has got a new blog post up today featuring a listing of the various “#1″ moments that Columbus had throughout 2009. Their list includes national rankings of our Library System, COSI, The Columbus Zoo, Huntington Park, OSU President… [Read More]
A new article from Wallet Pop (an AOL site) uses data from NeighborHood Scout and FBI Research to list out the most dangerous neighborhoods for property crime in the country. The list includes two University District areas labeled as Summit… [Read More]
Library Journal has just released their list of the top library systems throughout the country, and the Columbus Metropolitan Library has ranked in second place for large systems with operating expenditures of over $30 million. The study analyzes circulation rates… [Read More]
Time Magazine just unveiled their list of the Top College Presidents in the country, and OSU’s E. Gordon Gee took the top spot. The article contains both a personal look at the man behind the largest university in the US,… [Read More]
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