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Why Martha Stewart is working for a Central Ohio public company
Martha Stewart – a self-proclaimed "dirt nerd" – is the new "chief gardening officer" of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.<\p> The lifestyle maven added a more hands-on consulting role to the endorsements she's made in several Miracle-Gro ads, including a campaign this spring for its organic soil and feed line.<\p>
Developer still plans grocery store for downtown project
The developer behind a large mixed-use development in downtown Columbus has added over 100 apartments to a previously proposed project, but still plans on trying to land a grocery tenant for the neighborhood. <\p> Bluestone Brothers Capital is proposing a 23-story mixed-use building with 290 apartments and a five-story commercial building at 199 E. Rich St. The 23-story building would front Rich Street and the commercial building would front 4th Street. This is a larger project than the developer proposed last April. <\p>
Federal grant aims to increase apprenticeships in region
Aspyr (formerly the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio) has received a $4 million Apprenticeship Building America grant to increase apprenticeships in the region.<\p> The U.S. Department of Labor awarded more than $244 million in grants for apprenticeships "in growing U.S. industries," according to a news release.<\p>
Here are 18 tech innovators pushing the Central Ohio economy forward
Columbus Business First is recognizing local innovation in technology with 18 honorees in our annual BizTech Awards program.<\p> Highlighting up-and-coming companies and entrepreneurs has been our goal for nearly a decade since Business First revived the tradition of the former TechColumbus TopCat Awards.<\p>
23-story tower proposed for downtown Columbus
A proposed downtown Columbus tower has grown in height and scale. <\p> Bluestone Brothers Capital is proposing a 23-story mixed-use building with 290 apartments and a five-story commercial building for 199 E. Rich St. The project is proposed to span the entire block bounded by East Rich, South 4th, East Cherry and South Young streets. <\p>
Nominations open for Innovators in Healthcare & Life Sciences Awards
Innovation is spurring significant changes in the healthcare and life sciences industries, with advances in research and new technologies improving patient outcomes and driving efficiency throughout the system.<\p> The individuals and teams working on such endeavors are the reason that Columbus Business First is launching a new recognition program, the Innovators in Healthcare and Life Sciences Awards. <\p>
Future Hollywood-style movie studio launches investment fund
They might not get to yell Action or Cut, but investors can still take part in a budding film industry in Ohio.<\p> Fallback Studios LLC, the startup filmmaker planning a "Hollywood-caliber" production facility in Dublin, is launching an investment fund to back both the studio infrastructure and the films and TV shows that get made there.<\p>
Columbus creates vacant, foreclosure registries
Columbus City Council Monday passed legislation to create vacant and foreclosure registries in the city and to help relocate people displaced from rental homes. <\p> There are currently between 3,000 and 4,000 vacant properties in Columbus. <\p>
A Columbus hospital ranks No. 2 in the state
Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center again was ranked No. 2 in the state by U.S. News and World Report, which released its 2024-25 Best Hospitals list Tuesday.<\p> Ohio State had eight programs make the national rankings, down from 10 last year, and another four named "high-performing" without a numerical rank. <\p>
Goodwill will serve Grove City with a first of its kind facility
After 85 years of service, Goodwill Columbus will open on Thursday its first location on the southwest side of Franklin County in Grove City. <\p> The latest site at 4178 Buckeye Pkwy. is the nonprofit's first in the area, and the first to house retail, donation, job training and adult day services in one spot.<\p>
CMBS apartment distress surges as operators struggle to refinance
Distress in the multifamily sector of commercial real estate is mounting as debt issued during a time of ultra-low interest rates is coming due.<\p> Among commercial mortgage-backed securities loans for single-borrower, large multifamily properties, the rate of distress is up 185% in the past six months, according to an analysis by Wayne, Pennsylvania-based commercial real estate data-analytics platform CRED iQ.<\p>
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