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Ohio State University’s global initiative to open embassy-like overseas offices has plans for a third site in Brazil next year. But first, it has....
Business First of Columbus
May 24, 2013 12:31 pm
Big Fun looks like the floor of my childhood bedroom – and that makes me happy. And that’s what makes owners Steve Presser and Jason Williams....
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May 24, 2013 11:25 am
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. narrowed first-quarter losses but missed expectations and slashed earnings guidance amid inventory shortages and weaker....
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May 24, 2013 11:05 am
Time to turn off the popcorn machine at the Arena Grand Theatre again. Arena District developer Nationwide Realty Investors Ltd. is closing the movie....
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May 24, 2013 9:45 am
The New York Stock Exchange will let stand all trades of American Electric Power Company Inc. (NYSE:AEP) stock that occurred moments after the....
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May 24, 2013 9:34 am
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Wendy's Co.'s shareholders meeting in New York to dispute labor practices, Nation's Restaurant News reports. ....
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May 24, 2013 6:41 am
Penn National Gaming Inc. (NYSE:PENN) has secured $60 million financing from the Western Reserve Port Authority for its $125 million racino project....
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May 24, 2013 6:33 am
Voter fraud is not an epidemic in Ohio, although it does exist, according to a new report from Secretary of State Jon Husted's office. Of the 5.6....
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May 24, 2013 6:31 am
The Council of Smaller Enterprises will offer a first-ever program to recoup building owners in Ohio for the cost of energy efficiency upgrades....
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May 24, 2013 6:20 am
Bob McDonald is out as CEO of Procter & Gamble Co., replaced by ex-chief A.G. Lafley, effective immediately, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports.....
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May 24, 2013 6:18 am
Rochelle Twining, executive director of nonprofit Community Action Organization of Delaware, Madison and Union Counties says she wasn’t aware the....
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May 23, 2013 3:26 pm
Adena Health System has hired Kevin Murphy as its new CFO, recruiting the 22-year hospital finance veteran from Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich.....
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May 23, 2013 1:31 pm
Four Ohio House Democrats have a plan they say is designed to make JobsOhio more accountable to the public. Speaking at press conference Thursday,....
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May 23, 2013 1:23 pm
Two of the three 7-Eleven convenience stores that closed in recent weeks may have quickly found a new tenant. Giant Eagle Inc.’s Tamarkin Co. real....
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May 23, 2013 1:07 pm
Two Columbus law firms are officially tying the knot on their new merger as they start to move their offices to Two Miranova Place on Friday. Isaac....
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May 23, 2013 12:51 pm
L Brands Inc. cut costs at its home office, including some jobs. The Columbus-based retailer, formerly known as Limited Brands Inc., did not say how....
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May 23, 2013 12:29 pm
I’m just going to say it: I’m a salad snob. Your standard bowl of wan iceberg and polystyrene tomato just won’t do. It’s like ... hospital....
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May 23, 2013 11:58 am
Is L a W for Limited Brands? The Columbus-based retailer in March said it was temporarily changing its name to L Brands Inc. as a result of selling....
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May 23, 2013 10:46 am
Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. has hired Caterpillar Inc. veteran Richard Lavin to replace outgoing CEO Mervin Dunn. The New Albany-based maker of....
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May 23, 2013 9:54 am
Huntington Bancshares Inc. CFO Don Kimble is leaving the Columbus bank to play the same executive role at KeyCorp. Huntington (NASDAQ:HBAN) told....
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May 23, 2013 8:42 am
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. may have to remodel hundreds of stores if a federal judge in Denver decides to file an injunction in a lawsuit alleging the....
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May 23, 2013 6:31 am
Cleveland tourism group Positively Cleveland will train about 500 bartenders, taxi cab drivers and other people in service-related positions to....
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May 23, 2013 6:21 am
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam used a league meeting to apologize in person to fellow NFL owners for the federal investigation into alleged....
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May 23, 2013 6:17 am
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued a report recommending improvements to Ohio's housing policies that would help lift the state out of....
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May 23, 2013 6:12 am
Columbus radio station WZOH-FM, 95.5, is joining the Cleveland Browns Radio Network beginning this season, Crain's Cleveland Business reports. Known....
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May 23, 2013 6:10 am
Ohio consumers will be paid $4.77 million in the settlement of an antitrust lawsuit against Penguin Group Inc. for its alleged collusion with other....
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May 23, 2013 6:08 am
Ohio might expand Medicaid after all. State Rep. Barbara Sears, R-Monclova Township, who has been one of the GOP majority’s point people on the....
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May 22, 2013 4:58 pm
The state’s Internet cafe operators suffered a major setback Wednesday when the Ohio Senate passed a bill that would effectively put them out of....
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May 22, 2013 3:04 pm
Ohio-based corporate foundations and health philanthropies should be expecting calls from the March of Dimes. A $200,000 grant from the charitable....
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May 22, 2013 1:51 pm
Columbus manufacturer Ennovea is expanding its medical device expertise by taking a stake in Westerville-based PercuVision LLC. The subsidiary of....
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May 22, 2013 1:42 pm
The federal government is taking over coverage of some 3,500 Ohioans in the final six months of a temporary insurance pool created under Obamacare....
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May 22, 2013 1:22 pm
Huntington National Bank sees its new commercial credit card filling an important service void for the bank, providing clients an alternative to....
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May 22, 2013 1:13 pm
TDCI Inc., which makes product-configuration software to reduce errors in orders to manufacturers, has been acquired by Infor, a New York....
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May 22, 2013 12:36 pm
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. apologized – again – for the words of CEO Michael Jeffries, but remains silent on his philosophy. The New Albany-based....
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May 22, 2013 12:18 pm
The number of homes sold in April popped 30 percent to set a new Central Ohio record for the month, even as the median cost nudged down a bit. The....
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May 22, 2013 10:56 am
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has sent its mobile catastrophe-response unit to the Oklahoma City area as the company tries to help policyholders....
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May 22, 2013 10:48 am
Big Lots Inc. and its departing CEO have been cleared by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Columbus-based closeout retailer said Tuesday....
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May 22, 2013 9:25 am
The Republicans continue to advance their draconian budget. Don't worry. They've given their own operating budget an increase in....
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May 22, 2013 8:55 am
Big Lots Inc. and its departing CEO have been cleared by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Columbus-based closeout retailer said Tuesday....
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May 22, 2013 8:40 am
A recent survey conducted by mall operator Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE:GRT) suggests consumers still prefer brick-and-mortar shopping to online....
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May 22, 2013 6:33 am
AK Steel has completed a $375 million financing deal to build its Indiana iron ore plant, expected to provide half of its annual iron ore....
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May 22, 2013 6:19 am
Ohio House Minority Leader Armond Budish, D-Beachwood, is stepping down from his post to likely focus on a run for Cuyahoga County executive, the....
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May 22, 2013 6:17 am
UC Health is planning to spend as much as $135 million to add a second tower to its West Chester Hospital, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. ....
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May 22, 2013 6:15 am
Mercy Health has promoted Yousuf Ahmad, its chief transformation officer since 2011, to replace James May as CEO, the Cincinnati Business Courier....
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May 22, 2013 6:13 am
The number of law firms in Central Ohio specializing in family law grew last year to at least 30, up from about 25 in 2011. Not all of those firms....
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May 21, 2013 2:02 pm
A Massage Envy franchisee is taking a crack at the chiropractor business. Chad Warner owns four of the massage chain’s operations in the market,....
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May 21, 2013 1:55 pm
General contractor Thomas & Marker Construction Co. has the zoning clearance in hand to begin an expansion of its Upper Arlington offices. The Upper....
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May 21, 2013 1:42 pm
G-Tekt North America Corp. will proceed with a $28.6 million manufacturing plant in West Jefferson as it starts to narrow its search for a research....
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May 21, 2013 1:36 pm
Terrence O’Donnell, the Columbus attorney and lobbyist who played a key role in the creation of Ohio’s renewable energy standards in 2008, has....
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May 21, 2013 1:30 pm
The Knotty Pine has gone to the dogs. The site of the long-time Grandview Heights area restaurant will become the Rude Dog Bar & Grill. The....
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May 21, 2013 1:18 pm
The one in Maumee was really good, we went there quite a few times.
Hmm. Maybe I went on a bad day. But I think I’ll stick to Hoggy’s for all of my BBQ needs (which are considerable).