Blind boxes, Stitch-themed aisles and a pumpkin-headed mascot named YOYO are headed to Easton Town Center this fall.

The Delaware, Ohio coatings plant broke ground this month on its first ground-up US expansion in over 20 years.

The Atlanta chain is stockpiling land near Rickenbacker and I-70 as it muscles into a c-store market already crowded with Sheetz and Wawa.

The new outlet at 6765 Dublin Center Drive will sell open-box and returned furniture as-is, with hiring already underway.

Westerville-based Vertiv is projecting a 37% sales increase to about $14 billion in 2026, despite second-quarter supply-chain snags.

Trader Joe's is developing a third Central Ohio store — the first new local TJ's in more than 20 years, according to Columbus Business First.

FIS plans to double a Columbus credit‑card production facility and add about 100 jobs by 2031 after acquiring Global Payments’ issuer business. The expansion ramps local card‑production capacity.

Nearly one in four Ohio small businesses say worker quality is their biggest problem. Shortages could shape hiring, pay and Main Street growth.

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.

Illuminate USA's Pataskala plant now employs about 1,600 and has produced more than 16 million panels since production began in February 2024.

CNBC’s 2026 Top States for Business study crowns Ohio No.1, citing infrastructure and low costs while flagging workforce gaps.

A family-owned Tastebuds Popcorn shop has opened on Broadway in Grove City, offering hundreds of flavors, gift tins and fundraiser-friendly ordering. Owners Monica and Derrick Wilson are running the new storefront.

A.O. Smith will close two Central Ohio facilities, cutting about 92 jobs as production shifts out of Groveport and Obetz. The moves follow a WARN filing and set an Aug. 24 separation date.