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Columbus2020 Releases Quarterly Economic Development Update
12/2/2011
Columbus2020, the 11-county regional economic development entity, released its economic update for the third quarter of 2011. The report includes regional economic analysis by Regionomics as well as data supplied from Columbus2020. read more...
The Columbus Partnership, Columbus2020 and Columbus Chamber benefit from Microsoft contribution
10/5/2011
Thanks to a recent $169,000 software donation from Microsoft Corp., three Columbus Region economic development organizations will have the latest technology solutions to help increase collaboration and productivity for their respective companies while lowering costs. read more...
Columbus2020 Announces Record Investment, Collaboration Region to benefit from economic development funding
9/7/2011
The Columbus Region has secured record economic development investment through an unprecedented public-private partnership, Columbus2020 announced today.
Columbus2020, the region's economic development strategy launched in 2010, announced that it has secured pledges of $30.2 million over five years, including $7.9 million this year, through public and private partners. The region had previously invested roughly $2.2 million annually in its regional economic development efforts.
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Midwest Express Adds Ohio Jobs to Support Honda Parts Logistics
9/2/2011
Midwest Express Inc. (MEI), a logistics supplier to the automotive industry, will be adding 242 new Ohio jobs as the result of new business providing parts consolidation services to plants operated by Honda of America Mfg., Inc. read more...
ExpressPoint Selects the Columbus Region for new facility, jobs
8/4/2011
A repair and distribution company announced an expansion in Grove City, based in part on the response it received from local economic development teams. read more...
Columbus 2020 Expands Board of Directors
8/3/2011
Columbus2020 announces the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors. New to the Board of Directors are: Charles Dutch, center director, Boeing Corporation; John C. "Jack" Fisher, executive vice president, Ohio Farm Bureau; Mark Smith, Ph.D., president, Ohio Christian University; and David Williams, Ph.D., Sc.D. dean and presidential professor, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University. read more...
Columbus Named a Best City for IT Jobs
TechColumbus
6/2/2011
Based on internal data gathered by the IT staffing firm, Modis, Columbus ranks as the third of seven best cities within the US to find an IT job right now. read more...
Central Ohio's prospects for job growth are promising
ThisWeek Community News
6/1/2011
The Columbus2020! initiative's pipeline comprises companies that aren't here yet but that are considering central Ohio for new facilities, as well as existing companies that are considering expansion locally and a host of new enterprises that are being de read more...
Manufacturing leads rebound in employment in central Ohio, report by Columbus 2020 says
Columbus Dispatch
5/13/2011
As Columbus business leaders work to position central Ohio as a youthful, forward-looking community, a funny thing has happened: Most of the new jobs added in the area in recent months have been in manufacturing, a sector that retains a retro image. read more...
Dalby Leads Chamber Under Columbus2020!
Columbus Business First
5/13/2011
Landing a large employer from another region is considered a home run in economic development circles, but Michael Dalby will be content with a steady string of singles, doubles and triples in his job as CEO of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce.
His role read more...
Made Here: Specialty glassmaker Momentive supplies quartz components to microchip-makers
Columbus Dispatch
5/8/2011
The microchips in your laptop, cellphone and other devices could not be made if not for the glasslike tubes produced at a Licking County factory. read more...
Columbus' charm, cheaper housing lure owners of small business
Columbus Dispatch
5/5/2011
IM Creative departs New York and makes new home in Columbus. read more...
Ohio makes strong showing in Fortune 500
Business First of Columbus
5/5/2011
Ohio emerged as home to the fifth-largest share of Fortune 500 companies in the nation in the annual ranking, where one Central Ohio corporation held a spot in the top 20 and four others in the Buckeye State joined the list.
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Call center's jobs nice gift for Hebron
Columbus Dispatch
5/4/2011
Harry & David plans to bring back its seasonal call-center jobs to Hebron, leading to temporary work for about 1,000 people this fall and winter. read more...
Columbus2020! Named a Top Economic Development Group
Columbus Dispatch
5/2/2011
Site Selection magazine today awarded an honorable mention to recently formed Columbus 2020, as it issued its yearly list of top economic-development groups across the country.
The nonprofit development group was formed last year, and shares office space read more...
Delaware city, county consider sharing development post
Columbus Dispatch
5/1/2011
Ohio No. 3 in business-tax ranking for new investment
4/29/2011
A new study shows that Ohio has an effective tax rate of 4.4 percent on new investment. read more...
Morgan Stanley to add 250 jobs
Columbus Dispatch
4/26/2011
More finance-services jobs are headed to Columbus.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney plans to add 250 jobs to its offices at Easton, where it already has 200 workers and a $7.8 million annual payroll. The jobs will provide support services for the wealth-manag read more...
Chase may add 1,000 jobs here
Columbus Dispatch
4/23/2011
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is looking to add between 500 and 1,000 mortgage-servicing jobs in Gahanna. read more...
Columbus Region Logistics Council Wins State of Region Award
MORPC Press Release
4/22/2011
The Columbus Region Logistics Council (an initiative of the Columbus Chamber) was the recipient of The William C. Habig Collaborative Achievement award. The William C. Habig Collaborative Achievement award is annually presented to an individual or individ read more...
Logistics snapshot shows burgeoning industry
Business First of Columbus
4/19/2011
A new report from the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics delivers a concise snapshot of the logistics industry as it stands in the U.S. and around the globe.
The report includes data on multimodal, trucking, rail, air freight, ocean freight, ware read more...
Columbus Region Logistics Council a "State of the Region" Award Nominee
MORPC Press Release
4/19/2011
The Columbus Region Logistics Council is a nominee for the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission's William C. Habig Collaborative Achievement award. The award is annually presented to an individual or individuals who have achieved an effective effort or i read more...
Business Lure
Columbus Dispatch
4/18/2011
New Albany can tout adding 2,800 jobs - two-thirds of them new to the state - and its status as a magnet for corporate expansion, partly a result of quality of life, strong infrastructure and good schools read more...
Final 2010 census numbers show Columbus remains 15th among big U.S. cities
4/18/2011
The numbers are in, and Columbus maintained its place as the 15th-largest U.S. city by population, the Census Bureau says. read more...
Franklin County Retail Report
Columbus Chamber
4/13/2011
The Chamber's vice president of economic analysis, Bill LaFayette, Ph.D., has published a report analyzing the Franklin County Retail Sector. The report is now available for download. read more...
April Member Connection
Columbus Chamber Member Newsletter
4/8/2011
The Chamber's New Workhorse
Columbus C.E.O. Magzine
4/4/2011
What's the difference between being a military intelligence analyst and running a chamber of commerce? Not as much as you might think, says Michael Dalby, the Columbus Chamber's new president and CEO. And Dalby should know--he lists both jobs on his ré read more...
The Young and The Restless Validates Investments in Columbus
CEOs for Cities
4/1/2011
A podcast released by The Columbus Foundation discusses Columbus' success factors in attracting the young, college-educated population. Ranked 15th in The Young and the Restless study, Columbus maintains a large population of young, well-educated professi read more...
Columbus Named Sustainable Communities Award Finalist
U.S. Chamber
3/28/2011
Columbus is one of nine cities named as a Siemens Sustainable Community Awards finalist. The Siemens Sustainable Community Awards are a partnership between Siemens USA and the U.S. Chamber Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC).
Winners will be announc read more...
Survey Projects 2011 to be Growth Year for IT in Ohio
TechColumbus
3/25/2011
A recent survey conducted by Technology for Ohio’s Tomorrow and The Ohio Chamber of Commerce indicates that 2011 should be a year of growth in technology hiring and investments within the state. read more...
NetJets' expansion rising out of Port Columbus ground
Business FIrst
3/25/2011
Company executives and public officials are still more than a week away from ground breaking ceremonies, but NetJets Inc. - headquarters building at Port Columbus International Airport is under way.
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Kern lands patent deal, will add Grove City jobs
Business First
3/25/2011
Mailing equipment maker Kern International has pledged to invest in product development and create dozens of jobs in Grove City after locking in a financing deal with state and local agencies.
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Columbus Receives Rave Reviews as Girls Get Away
Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
3/24/2011
A writer from Wheeling discovers Columbus' Short North and Victorian Village. read more...
Interview: Logistics Employment Outlook & Job Fair
610 WTVN-AM
3/22/2011
Columbus Region Logistics Council Member Jeff Brashares discusses the outlook for employment in the logistics industry in central Ohio, as well as the March 22 logistics job fair. Listen to the interview. read more...
Interview: Workforce Discussion with Andrea Applegate
WSNY-FM
3/22/2011
The Chamber's Director of Workforce Andrea Applegate shared information about the outlook for employment in the logistics industry, the March 22 logistics job fair, opportunities for On the Job Training, and other Chamber workforce initiatives. Listen to read more...
Ohio State hires exec to turn research into business, jobs
Columbus Dispatch
3/22/2011
Ohio State University has been saying that it needs to make it easier to commercialize research -- a top priority of the Kasich administration, too.
Today, the school took a step toward that goal by naming a new vice president for technology commercializ read more...
Logistics: Growing Industry Can Put the Columbus Region on the Map
Columbus C.E.O. Magzine
3/22/2011
The Chamber Report. Article by Dan Ricciardi, executive director, Columbus Region Logistics Council. read more...
Columbus2020! Expands Board
Columbus Dispatch
3/21/2011
Columbus2020, an organization dedicated to developing the economy of central Ohio, has announced its leaders and board of directors. read more...
Columbus logistics firms eager to add jobs
Business First of Columbus
3/18/2011
The overall job outlook for Central Ohio may remain tepid, but the area’s logistics industry is expected to buck that trend, a survey from the Columbus Region Logistics Council says.
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Collaboration Equals Jobs for Columbus
Columbus2020! Press Release
3/17/2011
Delaware County Adds Fiber Optic Cable
Columbus Dispatch
3/14/2011
The county is having Consolidated Electric Cooperative string 288 strands of fiber-optic cable along Rt. 23; half will be used by the county, and half will be operated by the cooperative. Officials hope that it will make the county more attractive to busi read more...
Census: Central Ohio Leads State's Growth
Columbus Dispatch
3/10/2011
As expected, Delaware County was the fastest-growing of the state's 88 counties, with its population up 58.4 percent over the decade, adding more than 64,000 residents.
Franklin County grew by 8.8 percent, but added more people than any other county in O read more...
Columbus: Where the New Midwest Begins for Kenny McDonald
The Leader
3/10/2011
The March/April issue of The Leader features two articles that include interviews by Columbus2020! Chief Economic Officer Kenny McDonald. The first article is an executive profile written by David Heaton titled, “Columbus, Ohio: Where the New Midwes read more...
Columbus' Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams featured in Time
Time
3/8/2011
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is not a big business. But it's not a tiny, one-storefront business either. There are seven stores in the Columbus area right now, with two more in the works, including one in Cleveland.
"Growth is good," Britton Bauer says. "T read more...
Kiplinger Lauds Columbus as Second Best City for Commuters
Kiplinger
3/4/2011
Population: 1,801,848
Average Commute Time: 22.8
Yearly Congestion Cost per Commuter: $388
Average Length of Commute: 12.30 miles
Cost of Regular Gas: $3.28
Yearly Delays per Commuter: 17 hours
Yearly Fuel Wasted per Commuter: 15 gallons
Public Transit Us read more...
Ohio Creates JobsOhio to Move at the Speed of Business
Business Xpansion Journal
3/1/2011
The article provides a business overview of the state of Ohio. Information about the Columbus region is listed throughout as support for Ohio’s industries and innovations, assets and lifestyles. The journalist highlights CODA Automotive’s re read more...
Editorial: Proven Leader
Columbus Dispatch
2/28/2011
Best of luck to the new president of the Columbus Chamber, Michael Dalby. His dynamic, positive personality is a welcome addition to the city on the cusp of its bicentennial.
Dalby is intelligent and articulate, direct and plain-spoken, and he is enthusi read more...
Columbus Growing as Distribution Hub
Columbus Dispatch
2/24/2011
Nearly 1,300 Columbus business and community leaders at yesterday's annual meeting of the Columbus Chamber learned more about the growing importance of Columbus as a distribution hub.
Also yesterday, the chamber presented its top award and introduced its read more...
Columbus Chamber Annual Meeting Highlights Economic Collaboration
2/23/2011
Nearly 1,300 Central Ohio business and community leaders attended the Columbus Chamber’s Annual Meeting today at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The event focused on the region’s economic development efforts, including the introducti read more...
Marysville Mayor to Join State Development Agency
Columbus Dispatch
2/21/2011
The mayor of Marysville, a longtime Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. employee, will leave both positions to become the chief legal counsel for the state Department of Development.
Christiane Schmenk, 51, of Marysville, was named the department's new top lawyer in read more...
Columbus Among Nation's "Biggest Brain Magnets"
Forbes
2/17/2011
"While the recession has taken a huge toll on the rest of Ohio, Columbus has been thriving, thanks to being home of the state capital, a booming startup culture and the largest college campus in the country--Ohio State University, a major employer and inf read more...
Worthington: Mall will be big business news in '11
This
2/10/2011
The proposed revitalization of Worthington Square may be the best business news coming out of Worthington in recent years. City manager Matt Greeson summed up the city's response in three words.
"We are ecstatic," he told the Worthington Area Chamber of read more...
JP Morgan Chase names new leader for Columbus
Business First of Columbus
2/7/2011
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has named James Malz head of its Columbus operation and its top officer across the state. read more...
Columbus2020!, Franklin County Lead Trade Mission to India
Business First of Columbus
2/3/2011
A group of businesspeople and public officials from the Columbus Region will try to stir the economic development pot when they go on a trade mission to India from Feb. 8-19.
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Big projects pump up local construction
Columbus Dispatch
2/1/2011
Central Ohio has been adding more construction jobs than any other metropolitan area in the country, thanks to the cranes seen persistently at Ohio State University, Nationwide Children's Hospital and other sites. read more...
OSU cancer center told it's among best in U.S.
Columbus Dispatch
1/31/2011
The director of Ohio State University’s Comprehensive Cancer Center recently got word that his institution has earned the equivalent of straight A’s for research. Even better, those grades carry with them the hope that a $60 million check wi read more...
Columbus a new destination for food lovers
The Washington Post
1/28/2011
From the Impulsive Traveler. "The once-conservative Ohio capital has blossomed into a certified food lovers' town, with serious cocktails and microbrews, pastries worthy of Paris, fantastical ice cream flavors - think peanut with toasted coconut and chili read more...
Resource Marketing #4 on Ad Age's "A-List"
Columbus Dispatch
1/25/2011
Resource Interactive, a Columbus-based marketing firm, was ranked No. 4 on Ad Age's "A-List" for 2010.
It's the first time an Ohio-based agency has been named to the trade publication's top-agency list, Resource said, and is the first agency owned by a w read more...
Dublin again named top 7 "smart" community
This Week
1/21/2011
The Intelligent Community Forum announced the 2011 Top Seven Intelligent Communities this week and Dublin was again on the list.
Dublin was named a "Smart21 Community" in October for the fifth time, although last year was the first time the city reached read more...
Vehicle Maker Setting Up Shop Here
Columbus Dispatch
1/14/2011
Venturi Automobiles, based in Monaco, has decided to set up its North American headquarters at TechColumbus offices near Ohio State University. read more...
Redesigning Ohio Webinar
Columbus Chamber Webinar - On Demand
1/14/2011
The State is facing a potential $8 billion budget shortfall. How will your business be affected? Will there be tax increases on your business, or can Ohio’s government be restructured to reduce costs? Watch this on-demand webinar to learn how we ar read more...
State development chief Kvamme pledging quick improvements
Business First
1/14/2011
Mark Kvamme was named as new Ohio Department of Development Director Jan. 7. Kvamme’s assignment is to analyze the department’s programs, determining what works and what doesn’t.
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CSX, Norfolk Southern pouring cash into Ohio rail networks
Business First of Columbus
1/14/2011
It’s shaping up to be a busy year for freight carriers.
With the economy on a slow mend and the clock counting down on an expansion of the Panama Canal that is expected to boost Midwest cargo traffic, railroads are ramping up infrastructure projec read more...
Columbus2020! Updates Bexley Officials on Progress
Bexley News
1/13/2011
Kenny McDonald, chief economic officer of Columbus 2020!, updated Bexley city leaders on the group's progress.
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Lazarus Building Featured in National Article About Construction Recycling
1/10/2011
Developers transformed Columbus, Ohio's Lazarus Building into one of the "greenest" in the United States, keeping 75 percent of the original structure and recycling the rest. read more...
New Albany to unlock 800 acres in Licking Co. to spur development
Business First of Columbus
1/10/2011
A steady stream of new businesses moving into the New Albany Business Park during the past 2½ years and the completion of a Route 161 interchange at Beech Road has village officials and developer New Albany Company Ltd. stepping up efforts to open up m read more...
Coda Automotive gets $76 million in private funding
Business First of Columbus
1/10/2011
The California company considering developing an electric car battery plant in Central Ohio has closed on a $76 million round of funding.
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ODW Logistics Recognized as Top Third-Party Logistics Provider by Food Logistics Magazine
Rickenbacker Area Report
1/10/2011
ODW Logistics, Inc., a third-party logistics provider (3PL) in Rickenbacker Inland Port, was recently recognized as one of the Top 85 3PLs by Food Logistics, an industry publication dedicated exclusively to covering the movement of product through the foo read more...
Logistics Internship Program Enters Third Year
Rickenbacker Area Report
1/8/2011
In 2011, the Columbus Region Logistics Council (CRLC), an initiative of the Columbus Chamber, will launch the third installment of its logistics internship program. The program has proven to be both successful and innovative in connecting logistics employ read more...
Columbus2020! CEO Kenny McDonald Discusses the Future of Entrepreneurialism in Central Ohio
The Metropreneur
1/7/2011
Columbus2020! is a new economic development plan for Central Ohio that aims to grow our economy in several ways: Attracting new businesses to relocate to the area, assisting the development of businesses already located here, and helping new business star read more...
Worthington Industries to Build Housing in China
Business First of Columbus
1/4/2011
Worthington Industries Inc.’s newest venture may form the foundation for significant growth.
The Columbus-based steel processing company announced a joint venture Tuesday between its Worthington Global Group and Hubei Modern Urban Construction & D read more...
Columbus' surrounding suburbs seem to possess secret sauce for urban planning
Business First of Columbus
1/4/2011
Many of Columbus’ suburbs have invested heavily in revitalizing their downtown areas, combining historic charm with progressive spirit to create a new breed of suburban urbanism.
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