Author: Lorraine Shill

Feazel Roofing, which is currently building its headquarters in New Albany, made the Business First list of Fastest Growing Private Companies. The company credits its focus on customer service for its 43.7% growth in annual sales. Brad Griffith, president of Buckeye Interactive, a digital marketing firm, was named to the …

The 18^th annual A&F Challenge takes place September 6 at the Abercrombie and Fitch corporate office in New Albany. The one-of-a-kind, family-friendly event features concerts by up and coming bands, Camp Fitch’s zip line, archery and rock climbing and fresh eats from local food vendors. The party benefits SeriousFun …

Since the city’s technology incubator launched in 2011, it has attracted and nurtured the growth of a variety of tech companies in a space conducive to collaboration and entrepreneurship. Myonexus Therapeutics, a gene therapy startup that grew out of Nationwide Children’s Hospital research, was sold to Sarepta for $165 million. …

The 15th annual New Albany Walking Classic, the largest walking-only race in the country, will wend its way through the 10K USA Track & Field certified course in the master-planned community’s neighborhoods, leisure trails and parkland on September 15. With a start and finish at Market Square, the event attracts …

The seventh season of the New Albany Foundation’s Jefferson Series 2019-2020 will feature a debate between Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett, a program with Michael Phelps, plus a panel discussion, moderated by Fareed Zakaria, featuring former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell. Inspired by Thomas Jefferson’s appreciation for …

Among New Albany’s strengths is the number of companies and business leaders that receive local and national recognition for their work. Recently, Dan Snyder, founder and CEO of Homeside Financial, a fintech lending startup, received the national Glassdoor Top CEO Award. Glassdoor is one of the world’s largest job and …

New Albany recently kicked off Engage New Albany, our latest strategic plan update. Since the first master plan was adopted in 1998, it has been updated every five years based upon broad community input and sound planning principles to effectively managed growth. We invite all business owners and employees to …

As a master-planned community, New Albany collaborates with residents and businesses through our strategic planning process to achieve an outstanding community of choice. Now, in a recent article in Development Magazine entitled “An Ohio Suburb’s Strategy to Win Business Investment,” the city describes how the success of the 4,200-acre New …

Canine Companions for Independence broke ground on its newest training facility, a 54,000-square-foot campus situated on 16 acres at 7480 New Albany Condit Road. The campus, which will feature state-of-the-art kennels, a training facility, administrative building, research space and a guest dorm, will train dogs to serve people with disabilities …

Esoteric – Fine Auto Finishing of New Albany, a professional auto detailing service that elevates restoration and customization to an art form, has operated in New Albany for the last five years at 9801 Karmar Court. It recently celebrated with an open house where it unveiled a rare Pagani Huayra. …

With the addition of Whit’s Frozen Custard at 220 Market Street, New Albany now has three ice cream shops to choose from to beat the summer heat (if you need a reason). Whit’s joins Johnson’s Real Ice Cream, 160 W. Main Street, and Dairy Queen, 9940 Johnstown Road. …

The MidOhio Regional Planning Commission’s new GoOhio Commute is a new web-based service that allows commuters to find cost-effective commuting options that include carpools, vanpools, COTA and biking routes. The site calculates costs, transit time and even calories burned. Companies can set up a network on the site (a phone …

Excerpts from New Albany Community Foundation’s Jefferson Series were featured on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, a program that reaches 25 million people worldwide. Zakaria, CNN host and Washington Post columnist, moderated a national security town hall at the McCoy Center with Stephen Hadley, former U.S. National Security Advisor; Gen. Michael …

The New Albany Chamber of Commerce recently recognized businesses, individuals and a program with its Delta Award for excellence and innovation in business practices and community involvement. The 2018 Delta award winners include Outstanding Large Business, American Electric Power; Outstanding Medium Business, Anomatic Corporation; Outstanding Small Business, Eagles Pizza; Outstanding …

Aetna, one of the country’s leading health care benefits companies, has expanded its New Albany footprint by 30 percent at its new facility that is expected to eventually house 650 employees.  “New Albany provides reliable access to a strong talent pool and pipeline for health care jobs, including care managers, …

Columbus Business First recently recognized two New Albany companies in its annual Best Places to Work list. EMH&T, a civil engineering consulting firm, ranked second in the extra-large – 250 or more employees – category. EMH&T, which located on New Albany Road in 2000, was among the first companies to …