The Amazon distribution center in Etna Township in Licking County has only been in operation since September, but many parts of the massive facility already have that nicely broken-in feel. Paint is wearing down on the metal swinging doors leading from the break room to the work floor, and scuff... read more →
Apr
03
Mar
28
A fast-growing IT company that simplifies and standardizes disparate sets of customer, supplier and other financial information into a master database is adding 40 jobs, one of three projects approved for state tax credits Monday that promise a combined 129 jobs in Central Ohio. Infoverity LLC has already gotten started,... read more →
Mar
20
Has your community acquired a prime piece of real estate intended for new development? Or do you have a developer or land-owning stakeholder that is motivated to work with your planning and economic development team to attract new investment in your community? What about that parcel that has stood vacant... read more →
Mar
13
Mar
13
Ohio University and Dublin are putting the finishing touches on plans that envision the city's last big expanse of undeveloped land evolving into a bustling district of people studying, researching, inventing, working and living. Dublin Framework Plan What Dublin calls its West Innovation District currently is 1,100 acres that is... read more →
Feb
28
A distributor of supplies and equipment for emergency medicine plans to expand into a second building in Dublin and add 39 jobs over five years. A state description of the project hints that some jobs are being relocated from locations acquired outside of Ohio in the past four years. Sarnova... read more →
Feb
23
The 11-county region that includes Columbus, Ohio, is pushing ahead with smart city tech research, including funding focused heavily on smart mobility and driverless vehicle testing. Last month, the State of Ohio and Ohio State University (OSU), based in Columbus, announced $45 million in funds for a new 540-acre Smart... read more →
Feb
17
Wendy's is still aiming to add 1,000 new restaurants by 2020. The Dublin-based burger chain reported full-year earnings and held its annual investors' day on Thursday. The company reported that same-restaurant sales, a key metric, increased 0.8 percent in Wendy's fourth quarter, the 16th quarter in a row of positive... read more →
Feb
14
HKT Teleservices plans to hire 560 people by Aug. 1 to work at its call center in Dublin, a result of "significant growth from an existing contract," said Dave Shapiro, president of the U.S. branch of the Hong Kong-based telecommunications company. That's more than twice the 230 that the company... read more →
Jan
31
Jacksonville, Fla. – City of Dublin Economic Development Administrator Jeremiah Gracia has been selected as a winner in the economic development profession’s 40 Under 40 awards, the only award of its kind recognizing young talent in the economic development profession. An independent six-member selection committee evaluated and chose the winners... read more →