Category Archives: Local Business News

Ohio Housing Finance Agency Back in Action

Hey all you first time homebuers… I have some great news!! The Ohio Housing Finance Agency has been around for a pretty good amount of time and has been offering first time home buyers some great programs. Their biggest one … Continue reading

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City Budget May Claim It’s Senior Citizen Program

It’s no secret that many cities across the country are facing huge shortfalls in their budget. With home prices going down and jobs being cut everywhere the city is losing valuable taxes and a way to pay for all their … Continue reading

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Clintonville Galleries Hoping for Large Turnout

The Short North has had some great success with the introduction of their monthly gallery hop. It brings thousands of Ohioans and a great amount of business to the thriving Columbus art district. There are plenty of other neighborhoods in … Continue reading

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Ohio Recognized as a Business Leader

Area Development magazine gave Ohio the Silver Shovel award in it’s ability to create new jobs and capital investment projects. Ohio typically has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the United States. I guess this might be why. As … Continue reading

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Where’s all the Green?

There are plenty of ways for cities to promote “living green.” Columbus for example is adding bike paths and maybe a trolley (which I think is a waste of money the way the current purposal is structered). Even some suburbs … Continue reading

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More Polaris Development?

The area around Polaris Mall has been thriving for the past decade. Office buildings are still going up, strip malls and outlet centers appearing every day, but there’s more? This north end of Columbus has developed very quickly but there’s … Continue reading

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local Suburbs Revitalizing Downtowns

Central Ohio suburbs are following suit of revitalizing their downtowns. Westerville, amung others, began an effort a few years ago to bring more consumers downtown to shop. With profits bottoming out and business’s leaving uptown, (Westerville’s nickname for their historic … Continue reading

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