While warehouse and distribution centers (DCs) have historically been located where land is cheap and transportation networks are excellent, today’s criteria needs to include a skilled workforce ready to manage an increasingly digital operation.
By Karen E. Thuermer · July 6, 2017
In this increasingly virtual world, retail stores may be disappearing, but distribution centers (DCs) continue to be fundamental for […]
By Doug Buchanan • June 30, 2017
The Columbus region will join seven other metropolitan areas as part of a Brookings Institution effort to study effective trade strategies both globally and regionally.
Columbus was picked to join the study group through a competitive application process, according to Columbus 2020, and will work with the other metro areas and Brookings to assess […]
By Walker Evans • June 21, 2017
Remember two weeks ago when Columbus was ranked 8th best city in the US for college graduates? Well, now we’re number two.
Actually, this newest ranking was compiled by SmartAsset.com, while the one from two weeks ago was put together by Realtor.com, so the change in placement has more to do with metrics […]
By Dan Eaton • June 9, 2017
While there is value in the jobs and products created by Central Ohio’s fashion industry, the more lasting benefit may be reputation.
“(Columbus doesn’t) have an identity,” said Thomas McClure, founder and executive director of Fashion Week Columbus, speaking on a Columbus Startup Week panel in May. “We’re No. 3 in the […]
By Evan Weese • March 1, 2017
The Columbus region, and Ohio as a whole, are being recognized among the country’s top locations for corporate investment.
Site Selection magazine has released its closely watched annual report tracking new and expanded business facilities, ranking the Columbus region No. 8 among metro areas, and Ohio No. 2 among states.
It’s the fifth year in […]
By Marla Rose
The Columbus Dispatch
Several years from now, the road around John Glenn Columbus International Airport will be a giant construction site as a planned billion-dollar new terminal is built.
In the meantime, plenty of smaller projects are beginning or underway at or near the airport, taking advantage of available land and easy access to Columbus’ […]
By Laura Newpoff • May 25, 2017
Columbus’ population has grown to 860,090, making it the 14th largest city in the country and the second biggest in the Midwest after Chicago, according to new Census estimates released Thursday.
Columbus’ population was 850,106 in 2015; that’s about 1 percent growth for 2016.
Ohio’s capital city passed Indianapolis(855,164) to move up to the […]
By Laura Newpoff • Feb 1, 2017
It’s cheaper to live in Columbus than in Cincinnati and Cleveland and, really, a lot of other places across the U.S.
The Council for Community and Economic Research has published its latest Cost of Living Index based on data from the first three quarters of 2016. Of the 264 urban areas included in […]
By Evan Weese • Feb 10, 2017
Central Ohio’s industrial real estate market is red-hot.
Brokers and research analysts are pointing to a record 2016 as proof and labeling the Columbus region among top markets to watch.
The rapid growth of e-commerce, including investment in two fulfillment centers by Amazon.com Inc., is spurring absorption and rental rates while […]
By Evan Weese • March 1, 2017
The Columbus region, and Ohio as a whole, are being recognized among the country’s top locations for corporate investment.
Site Selection magazine has released its closely watched annual report tracking new and expanded business facilities, ranking the Columbus region No. 8 among metro areas, and Ohio No. 2 among states.
It’s the fifth […]
