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A four-vehicle crash on North High Street left one person dead and two hospitalized Wednesday afternoon; one patient is critical and another is stable.
Real Estate & Development in ...
May's jobless rate hit 2.7% — the lowest in decades. But a shrinking labor force and booming construction complicate the picture.
Five long‑vacant buildings along Mill Street were razed to clear the way for a $100M Creekside rebuild that includes apartments, a hotel and new restaurants.
Politics & Govt in ...
Bipartisan bills would have Ohio set K–12 food‑literacy standards, leave adoption to districts and allow parental opt‑outs amid high child food insecurity.
Merus broke ground on a 190,960‑sf Class‑A warehouse at 4390 Hubner Way in Obetz, joining a wave of logistics projects clustered around Rickenbacker.
A Cardinal Health warehouse south of Rickenbacker sold for $49M, another sign of strong investor demand for logistics space around Columbus's freight hub.
Sports in ...
Ohio State is installing more than 7,200 sq ft of LED displays and nearly 64 million pixels at the Schottenstein Center, paired with a new audio system.
Retail & Industry in ...
A Columbus Business First ranking shows Central Ohio banks’ commercial and industrial loans topped $248.9B in Q1, a 17.5% year‑over‑year jump driven by local hiring and deals.
Transportation & Infrastructure in ...
Dublin, Marysville and Union County have wired a 35‑mile stretch of U.S. 33 into a living lab for connected and autonomous vehicle tests, with early safety gains and industry interest.
Columbus State is proposing a 10-year, 1.9-mill levy to fund tuition-free community college for Franklin County graduates and expanded student supports.
Columbus police released a photo seeking two women after an early-morning Short North assault that left a woman injured and robbed.
A former Powell couple were indicted after state investigators say they billed Medicaid for services that never happened, costing Ohio about $9.3M.
Columbus' year-to-date homicide total now matches last year's mid‑July count, while neighbors celebrated new lighting at Fairwood Park.
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