Category: Business Park Updates

A recent feature in the June edition of Columbus CEO spotlights the wave of expansions at the 5,000-acre New Albany International Business Park. Shovel-ready, technology-ready sites, a robust fiber optic network, triple-feed electric capabilities and fast track permitting have been key to the city’s commercial growth. Expansions alone account for …

The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has launched a micro-transit service to complement existing transit options during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COTA Plus option is an on-demand pilot project designed to better serve northeast Franklin County customers impacted by COVID-19 service changes. The service is available from 7 am to …

Homeowners, businesses and nonprofit organizations are eligible for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration for physical property damage or economic injury as a result of severe storms and flooding on March 21 to 22 throughout central Ohio. In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the SBA has opened …

As the state gradually begins the Responsible Restart Ohio effort and more businesses begin to reopen with coronavirus prevention measures, a variety of resources are available to help area businesses facing unprecedented challenges as a result of COVID-19. One Columbus has assembled a list of federal, state and local programs …

The Community Development Department has modified certain procedures to enable active residential and commercial construction projects to continue despite the closing of city offices. Meetings are being held via video conferencing unless in-person meetings are deemed necessary. Permits and applications can be dropped off and picked up from 8 am …

There are no shortage of opportunities to participate in a TIGER workshop, chamber program or city council meeting during the COVID-19 outbreak. Innovate New Albany, the city’s incubator for technology and small businesses, is live-streaming its popular TIGER Talks, Tales and Workshops as well as its Expert Office Hours. …

New Albany’s growing roster of restaurants, auto services, builders and health care services are finding ways to safely serve customers. Need a good reason to get out of the kitchen? Area restaurants, ranging from Freshii and Mellow Mushroom to Blue Agave and Rusty Bucket, are open for takeout, curbside pick-up …

Looking for some peace and quiet, a desk, hot coffee and more while you work remotely? While the coronavirus takes a bite out of the hotel industry, New Albany-based Red Roof Inns has found a win-win solution by offering $29 per day rates to entice home-bound workers to rent hotel …

Multiple manufacturers in The New Albany International Business Park are demonstrating how the Personal Care and Beauty Campus’s vertically-integrated supply chain is uniquely positioned to quickly respond to needs presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. “From a production standpoint, the campus is unlike any other in its ability to align global …

One of the city’s newest data center operators, Facebook, is stepping in to offer financial support for small businesses that have experienced disruptions due to COVID-19. The social media and technology giant created the Small Business Grants Program to offer $100 million in cash grants and ad credits to distressed …

The New Albany Foundation is responding to the COVID-19 crisis by granting $40,000 to New Albany and central Ohio organizations. The foundation made a $10,000 grant to the New Albany Food Pantry to support immediate efforts to respond to families in need. New Albany-Plain Local Schools received a $10,000 grant …

A graduate of the Innovate New Albany incubator and New Albany Chamber Delta Award Winner, Form5, a nonprofit, has pivoted from making eco-friendly prosthetics for people in poverty with limb differences to producing face shields to donate to health care and emergency medical staff. Founder and CEO, Aaron Westbrook, …

New Albany has attracted three of central Ohio’s favorite dining and drinking establishments to Village Center as well as a new hotel for business and leisure travel. Harvest Pizzeria will join Three Tigers Brewing Co. of Granville in a new venture called Harvest X Three Tigers, an 8,000 square foot …

New Albany’s growing reputation as an ideal location for multinational data center operations just got another boost when Facebook recently announced plans to build its fourth and fifth data centers in the city, bringing its total investment to $1 billion. One of the world’s leading enterprise data operations, Facebook touted …

Citing its central location that provides direct access to customers, Hims & Hers, a direct-to-consumer digital health and wellness company, recently announced that it has chosen a 302,880 square-foot facility in New Albany for a new mail-order pharmacy and fulfillment center. The fast-growing digital enterprise leased an entire building at …

Not only did Innovate New Albany have a 97% occupancy rate last year, but the city’s incubator for tech startups and small businesses also attracted thousands of people throughout central Ohio to its workshops and programs. In 2019, more than 1,300 people attended TIGER Talks, TIGER Workshops and TIGER Tales …

Stating that New Albany is one of the fastest growing cities in Ohio, USA Today recently ranked the city 25^th among “America’s 50 Best Cities to Live.” The national publication also notes that the city is “less than 20 minutes from downtown Columbus and in easy commuting distance to …

The Heit Center for Healthy New Albany, a multidisciplinary health and fitness facility designed to make New Albany the healthiest community in the country, celebrated its 5^th anniversary earlier this month. The one-of-a-kind center provides health services from Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University as well as …

The New Albany Chamber of Commerce recently recognized local businesses as well as a business leader, program and student for excellence and innovation in business and contributions to the community. The 2019 Delta Awards winners include Outstanding Large Business, Wesley Woods at New Albany; Outstanding Medium Business, Alene Candles; Outstanding …

While the New Albany International Business Park receives national attention for attracting name brand businesses like Google and Discover Financial, one of the city’s greatest successes is its ability to retain businesses and promote expansion. Expansion accounts for 34% of the $4.8 billion in total investment in the park since …