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The Republicans have no intention of working on an immigration bill, creating jobs, helping children get into Head Start, or making any improvements....
Ohio 15th District
May 17, 2013 8:02 pm
An Upper Arlington mom who leads women on sorties to jump out of airplanes or dogsled in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is the second winner of a....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 2:34 pm
Cheers. The new owner of the Hilton Garden Inn at the MetroCenter office park in Dublin plans to spend $2 million sprucing up the 12-year-old hotel,....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 2:31 pm
A pipeline company that moves natural gas through Ohio and others states has signed a 20-year agreement with Mitsubishi Corp. to ship gas to a....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 2:22 pm
With registration drawn to a close, it’s almost time to kick off Columbus Business First’s second-ever social media competition. Social Madness,....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 2:15 pm
Despite nearly 20 years of operating under its current model, and generating billions in worldwide sales, the Internet seems to have learned this....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 1:51 pm
Will patients ever truly take a consumer approach to shopping for health care? At least for elective procedures, employers are hoping so. The....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 1:37 pm
JPMorgan Chase & Co. isn’t ready to announce specific plans for the Parkwood II office property in Dublin where it has signaled it will create 500....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 1:18 pm
The production numbers in a new state report on Ohio’s Utica shale play are positive but could be even better if drilling companies had more....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 1:09 pm
Mount Carmel Health System has taken back control of operations at a Grove City urgent care off the Route 665 exit of Interstate 71. Mount Carmel....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 12:54 pm
The flow of foreclosure filings in Ohio eased last year but the housing ownership tumult remains at crisis levels, says a report from Policy Matters....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 12:07 pm
Bobby Layman Chevrolet hasn’t moved from its jingle-immortalized address, but it has a new look. The auto dealership at 3900 W. Broad St. in....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 11:43 am
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued its much-awaited 2012 Utica shale production report Thursday, providing a lot of data for those with....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 11:32 am
Ohio’s unemployment rate edged down to 7 percent in April from 7.1 percent a month earlier on a slight increase in employment and as people left....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 11:04 am
Pretty soon, Piada Italian Street Food won’t have to explain what a piada is anymore. The Columbus-based fast-casual Italian chain, a few months....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 9:36 am
Huntington National Bank is adding branches at the University of Toledo and giving the school $150,000 to fund scholarships and financial literacy....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 6:23 am
At the prompting of several Ohio conservative groups, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, requested an audit of the Internal Revenue Service, which was....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 6:21 am
Columbia Sussex Corp. plans to convert a vacant 112-year-old building in downtown Cincinnati into a Renaissance hotel, the Cincinnati Enquirer....
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May 17, 2013 6:19 am
The Cincinnati and Cleveland casinos will host World Series of Poker 2013-14 Circuit events, the group announced Thursday. The tour will make a stop....
Business First of Columbus
May 17, 2013 6:09 am
UC Health CEO Jim Kingsbury is stepping down from the post he took in 2010, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. It's not yet clear when....
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May 17, 2013 6:06 am
Cincinnati grocer Remke bigg's is selling its prescription business to Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG), the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. ....
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May 17, 2013 6:05 am
The dean of Ohio State University’s regional campus in Mansfield appears to have publicized details of Wexner Medical Center’s merger terms that....
Business First of Columbus
May 16, 2013 4:19 pm
What's in a name? Apparently, Gov. John Kasich thinks it matters for his recent judicial appointments.Dispatch: ....Colleen O’Donnell, appointed to....
Ohio 15th District
May 16, 2013 4:15 pm
Nonprofit online library cooperative OCLC Inc. on Thursday named Skip Prichard as its new CEO effective July 1, allowing Jay Jordan the retirement....
Business First of Columbus
May 16, 2013 2:05 pm
A project in Westerville to beautify the State Street gateway north into the suburb just got more expensive – a lot more expensive. A Franklin....
Business First of Columbus
May 16, 2013 12:19 pm
JPMorgan Chase & Co. will put 500 jobs in Dublin in a step that will give a much-needed boost to that city’s office market. The financial services....
Business First of Columbus
May 16, 2013 11:04 am
Columbus officials will ask voters to approve a bond issue Nov. 5 to fund capital improvements such as parks projects, road work and firefighting....
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May 16, 2013 10:22 am
Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO) has acquired two insurance agencies in Jackson, further expanding its presence in southeast Ohio. The....
Business First of Columbus
May 16, 2013 9:25 am
With Sherwin-Williams Co.'s new NASCAR sponsorship kicking off Wednesday, the Cleveland paint maker might raise the city's profile, Greater Cleveland....
Business First of Columbus
May 16, 2013 6:20 am
Kroger Co., while expanding square footage of stores on its own, is still eyeing acquisitions of businesses and real estate, CFO Michael Schlotman....
Business First of Columbus
May 16, 2013 5:57 am
RadioShack Corp. will set up shop in college bookstores, selling a mix of brand-name electronics including Beats By Dr. Dre and Skullcandy....
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May 16, 2013 5:52 am
DDR Corp., a real estate investment trust based in the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood, is paying $1.46 billion to take ownership of 30 shopping....
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May 16, 2013 5:46 am
Cleveland aerospace manufacturer TransDigm Group Inc. is acquiring Arkwin Industries Inc. in a $286 million deal, Crain's Cleveland Business reports.....
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May 16, 2013 5:43 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers is tired of waiting for change. The Columbus congressman began pushing a plan more than a year ago that would alter the....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 5:43 pm
Someone has developed a new app that will definitely be a hit...."Buycott".Raw Story:A phone app allowing users to identify products used by....
Ohio 15th District
May 15, 2013 3:27 pm
Basketball great and business baron Magic Johnson had some advice Wednesday for minorities looking to become successful entrepreneurs. “It’s all....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 3:18 pm
With U.S. stock indexes hitting new highs in May, weary investors who took to the sidelines following the financial crisis are sure to be kicking....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 2:35 pm
Despite at least three years of operating losses, Mansfield-based MedCentral Health System did not see financial strength as the only reason to seek....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 1:57 pm
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (NYSE:SMG) is expanding its sponsorship deal with the Columbus Crew by becoming the presenting partner for the Trillium Cup,....
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May 15, 2013 1:17 pm
Lush is bringing its ethical cleanliness to Polaris Fashion Place. The British retailer of personal care products and cosmetics opened its first....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 12:56 pm
Add Chicago to the growing footprint of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. The Columbus-based maker of artisan ice cream, which just announced plans for a....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 11:20 am
The registration period for Columbus Business First’s second-ever Social Madness competition ends Wednesday at midnight, so there’s still time to....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 11:11 am
Demolition crews are clearing the way for the Grace’s Bend retail center south of Lennox Town Center with construction equipment from Colvin Gravel....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 11:08 am
OhioHealth Corp. will consolidate and expand outpatient services in Hilliard, becoming the anchor tenant in a 35,000-square-foot medical office that....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 10:14 am
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is opening its second shop outside Ohio in Nashville's 12 South neighborhood, Nashville Scene reports. The shop will be....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 6:58 am
Civilian military furloughs as a result of sequester, originally scheduled to be 22 days and later 14 days, have been cut to 11 days, according to a....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 6:56 am
Ohio's addition of 1,500 tech jobs last year placed it 14th in the country for net growth in the sector, the Dayton Business Journal reports, citing....
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May 15, 2013 6:54 am
Officials at Akron-Canton Airport feel it is well positioned with Southwest Airlines despite the carrier's recent decision to pull service to Chicago....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 6:47 am
Dayton International Airport is set to get a few new restaurants and renovations, pending city approval, as part of an effort from Terrence....
Business First of Columbus
May 15, 2013 6:41 am
Moving into the Flats II apartments will cost tenants a shade under $1,000 or $2,000 a month for one of the 120 units opening by the end of the year.....
Business First of Columbus
May 14, 2013 4:24 pm
This looks pretty cool. I look forward to future visits! (thanks for the link)
Thanks, Dave. I like your blog too. It’s a not-boring mostly personal site, which isn’t easy to pull off.
I’ve been reading/commenting on your site for awhile and just wanted to pop in and say that I enjoy it. I would like to see more things posted in the “fun” category than in the “politics” category though. Because politics are never fun, eh?
Anyway, keep up the great work!
This is the first day I realized this blog exists. Columbus has been lacking regarding a purely local site. Thank you for undertaking this project.
I’m somewhat intrigued by the Blogroll sites you’ve chosen to include. Although I won’t mention it by name, I am glad to see that you excluded a certain controversial left-leaning Central Ohio-based blog from your list.
Alhough I lean left, I’m glad to see alot of reasonable right leaning blogs included as well.
I believe it is best to keep blogs open to both sides of the aisle. Hopefully this blog will not participate in the mindless muck attacks that fly around among the overly partisan blogs in the Ohio blogosphere.
So far, of what little I’ve been able to see, it seems like you’re on a good track and I look forward to checking-out what you write on a regular basis.
Please don’t let this turn into another blog muck fest for the sole purpose of driving-up your traffic. There is enough of that out there and I’ve just about had enough of all of that poppycock.
I hope others turn away from that sort of blogging so we can move forward to actually start resolving the issues we face.
I think Dave meant to say that he would really appreciate it if you add plunderbund ( http://www.plunderbund.com ) to your blogroll. From what I hear, he’s a big fan of those guys.
Best.
What happened? Did you go on hiatus?
fyi, there is a new Upper Arlington web site that launched recently…thought it could be good to add to the UA section of your blog: http://www.ourua.org
As a Columbus blogger, I thought you and your followers might be interested in an exciting contest to win a trip for two to Hocking Hills…
The unique contest sends participants to the Hocking Hills Tourism Association Facebook page to submit their worst gift story. Participants follow these steps to enter the contest:
· Post your story of the “Worst Gift Ever” on the contest page.
· All stories posted on Facebook will be kept on page.
· People will decide to “Like” the stories they think demonstrate the worst gift ever.
· Hocking Hills will make a final decision on the winner, based largely on the people’s choice.
The winner of Hocking Hill’s contest will receive two nights in a luxury cabin at Deer Mountain Retreat, The Grouse Nest Traveling Chef will come to the cabin to prepare a gourmet dinner one night, dinner for two at the Millstone one night, tickets for two on the Hocking Hills Canopy Tour Zipline Adventure, tickets for two on the Hocking Hills Nature Trails ATV Adventure, in-cabin couples massage, and a welcome basket in the cabin with goodies and souvenirs.
To learn more about the Hocking Hills Tourism Association, or to submit your worst gift ever, visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hocking-Hills-Tourism-Association/127672051106.
We would greatly appreciate it if you could post about this exciting Hocking Hills contest on your blog. Be sure to enter the contest yourself, too!
Thanks for your time,
Courtney Cooper
www.hocking1800.com
As an influential Columbus blogger, I wanted to let you know about an exciting, Emmy-award winning wildlife biologist coming to Columbus to speak at Ohio Dominican University in October.
Jeff Corwin, host of “The Jeff Corwin Experience” on Animal Planet, will be the featured speaker at ODU’s Presidential Lecture Series at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 at the Aladdin Shrine Center – 3850 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219. Jeff will be bringing with him, a host of reptiles and snakes, and will be interacting with members of the audience.
If you’d like more information, please don’t hestitate to contact me. Ticket information can be found on the ODU site. We would love for you to post about this event, and Jeff Corwin’s visit to Columbus, on your blog.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
–
Courtney Cooper
Ohio Dominican University