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Columbus Alive!
11/20/2008
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Ohio: Leading the Way
Business Facilities
11/20/2008
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Mayor, City Council, Cyclists and Community Leaders Celebrate First Ever Bike Boulevard in Columbus
City of Columbus, City Council Press Release
10/29/2008
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Columbus Named Top City Where Your Nest Egg Goes Farthest
Forbes Magazine
10/20/2008
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Central Ohioians Embrace GreenSpot
City of Columbus Press Release
10/10/2008
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City Continues to Retain Jobs Despite National Downturn
City of Columbus Press Release
9/30/2008
In spite of the tough economic times, the City of Columbus continues to crate and retain jobs. Today, Mayor Michael B. Coleman is advancing three pieces of legislation to City Council that would provide job growth incentives to Fitch Inc., Navigator Management Partners, LLC and Equity Inc. Read more»
Supply Chain Survival Guide, Part II
World Trade Magazine
9/30/2008
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Governor, Lt. Governor Statement on Paid Sick-Day Ballot Initiative
Office of Governor Ted Strickland
8/21/2008
Governor Ted Strickland and Lt. Governor Lee Fisher issued the following statement regarding their opposition to Issue 4, the proposed paid sick-day initiative, on the ballot this November... Read more»
AirTran Airways to Begin Serving Port Columbus In November
8/20/2008
AirTran Airways announced today that it will begin serving Port Columbus in November with nonstop flights to Atlanta, Fort Myers and Orlando... Read more»
COSI NAMED #1 SCIENCE CENTER IN THE COUNTRY According to PARENTS magazine
8/13/2008
COSI in Columbus was named the #1 Science Center in the country for families according to Parents magazine. Part of Parents' ongoing series of 10-Best articles, the survey in the September issue reveals that about 50 of the nation's 150-plus science centers have special exhibit areas exclusively for young children and their families. Read more»
Slumping Midwest Biz Confidence Sees Bright Spot in Columbus
Business First of Columbus
8/4/2008
A gauge of Midwest business executives' confidence in the economy slumped to its lowest point in the survey' three-year history last month, though the outlook from Columbus business people improved, National City Corp. reported Monday... Read more»
Mayor Coleman Unveils New GreenSpot Initiative
7/29/2008
Mayor Michael B. Coleman along with area businesses has unveiled the new GreenSpot program designed to inspire, educate and recognize those in our community who are taking steps to get green... Read more»
Columbus Volunteers are an Energetic Bunch
The Columbus Dispatch
7/28/2008
Young and smart with strong leadership - that's what makes Columbus one of the top cities for volunteerism in the U.S., according to national service agencies. With about one third of the population volunteering regularly, the metropolitan area ranked sixth out of 50 major cities in 2007... Read more»
Franklin County a Hotbed for High-Growth Firms, SBA Finds
Business First of Columbus
7/25/2008
The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy this week released a study on high-impact firms, defined as businesses whose sales have at least doubled over a four-year period and whose payrolls have grown steadily. The study found 1,455 businesses that qualified in Franklin County, or 2.51 percent of the county's 57,897 businesses... Read more»
SBA Report Ranks City, County High for Number of Old, Yet Growing Companies
Daily Reporter
7/14/2008
In a new report by the U. S. Small Business Administration, Columbus ranks seventh in the nation among large metropolitan areas for the number of "high-impact" companies, those that have "significant revenue growth and expanding employment... Read more»
Economic Confidence of Columbus Business Managers Outpaces Region
National City Report
7/3/2008
Despite an overall decline in economic confidence within the Midwest region, results from a recent National City survey indicate that economic confidence is on the rise in Columbus... Read more»
Consortium Addresses Local Workforce Development
Daily Reporter
6/19/2008
A group of leaders from Central Ohio businesses, educational institutions and government are meeting to address local workforce issues facing the area's businesses... Read more»
NetJets Inc. to Expand in Ohio: World-Class Campus to be Built Adjacent to Port Columbus as Company Seeks Ohio's Best and Brightest, Partners with Ohio State and Begins Aviation Cluster
NetJets/Office of Governor Ted Strickland/Ohio Department of Development/Office of Mayor Michael B. Coleman
3/12/2008
NetJets and FlightSafety International have chosen Columbus, Ohio as the site for a major expansion that will create at least 810 new jobs and more than double the size of FlightSafety, thereby creating the largest flight training facility in the world... Read more» (pdf)
