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.

A five-year, up-to-$400M DLA contract locks Cleveland-Cliffs in as the sole U.S. source of transformer-grade electrical steel, securing a critical supply for military and grid infrastructure.

Jim Hagedorn has retired as chairman and CEO of Marysville-based ScottsMiracle‑Gro. The company named Nate Baxter president and CEO as part of a planned succession.

Sheetz will cut the ribbon Tuesday at 1535 Georgesville Road with free coffee, prize giveaways and local donations to two charities.

Census-backed figures show Ohio’s Black-owned employer firms employed 64,000+ people in 2023 and saw payrolls rise to roughly $2 billion.

Mas Restaurant Group sold 43 Taco Bell locations in Ohio to Southpaw as it narrows its footprint and refocuses resources on Houston. The deal follows another recent sale of Houston outlets.

Kroger is letting loyalty Points be used for dollars off groceries as well as fuel. The change launches as a limited rollout in select markets and is visible in the app.