Category: Business Park Updates

Business Park Lands Hotel and Event Venue

Home2 Suites by Hilton, a mid-range extended-stay hotel, is under development in New Albany and scheduled to open late next year. The four-story, 63,000-square-foot hotel will be located at the corner of Forest Drive and Smith’s Mill Road, next to Mount Carmel New Albany. The rapidly growing concept has

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Delta Awards Recognize Leadership and Excellence

The New Albany Chamber of Commerce will honor local community leaders and businesses for their “inspirational leadership, excellence and community engagement” at its upcoming Delta Awards and Annual Meeting Luncheon. The celebration, marking the chamber’s 20th anniversary, will take place from 11:30 am to 1 pm on November 30

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Athletics, and More at NA Parks & Recreation

New Albany’s commitment to health and leisure is evident not only in its miles of leisure trails but also the many athletic and recreational opportunities available through New Albany Parks & Recreation. Among the many amenities New Albany employees and residents can enjoy are 38 baseball, football, soccer and lacrosse

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New Albany’s Loctote Gets Shark Tank Deal

New Albany startup, Loctote Industrial Bag Company, competed in ABC’s Shark Tank and walked away with a deal. Loctote makes the Flak Sack, an anti-theft bag that is lockable, slash resistant, water resistant and cut resistant. The soft, flexible drawstring backpack is essentially a portable safe with a locking

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Jefferson Series Promotes Life-Long Learning

Emmy award-winning news anchor and author, Charles Osgood will kick off The Jefferson Series on October 25 at the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts. The series, launched by The New Albany Community Foundation, features authors, historians and Pulitzer Prize-winners. The new season also features General Michael Hayden,

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Market & Main to Offer More Retail and Restaurants

Master-planned as a pedestrian-friendly hub of activity in the heart of New Albany, the City’s village center continues to grow with more restaurants, shops and offices. In fact, The New Albany Company and Daimler Group have announced that eight new tenants will move into Market & Main II, a 47,000-square-foot

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Facebook Plans One of World’s Most Advanced Data Centers in New Albany

Facebook plans to invest $750 million to build one of the world’s most advanced data centers in the New Albany International Business Park. Powered by 100 percent renewable energy, the technology innovator’s tenth data center will encompass 970,000 square feet of space and will be situated on a 345-acre site.

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Forum Offers Solutions to Recruiting Skilled Labor

New Albany employers are invited to attend a Workforce Recruiting Forum from 10 am to 1:15 pm on July 11 at Bob Evans Training Center to learn new ways to attract talent in a highly competitive labor market.

The event will feature state and local workforce experts from JobsOhio and …

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New Businesses Around the Park

From educational technology to diagnostics for athletes, New Albany’s startup business community continues to grow with a variety of diverse, innovative enterprises now housed at Innovate New Albany, the city’s incubator.

ShowMe turns touchscreen devices into personal interactive white boards for teachers. mCORE™ provides mobile cardiac screening to detect …

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Business Park’s ATG in the News

ATG, one of the largest independently-owned business travel management companies in the world, also boasts one of the top influential women in business travel. Tammy Krings, ATG founder and CEO, was recently named one of the industry’s “power women” by Business Travel News.

An interview with Krings, a former …

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Share Your Company News with NEXT

From new businesses locating in New Albany and local companies that have gained national attention to Chamber of Commerce events and Healthy New Albany classes, NEXT, the City’s e-newsletter, is designed to keep employers and employees up to date on local news, activities and events.

If your company has

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CEO Magazine Focuses on Personal Care and Beauty Campus

A new article in CEO magazine describes how “a tightly managed logistics platform and constant communications up and down the supply chain” at the New Albany International Business Park’s Personal Care and Beauty Campus quickly respond to changing markets and consumer demand.

In just five years, the park’s unique logistical

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SmartRide Commuters to Use Line 45 New Albany

The increasing number of employees who use SmartRide New Albany to commute to and from work will ride COTA’s Line 45 beginning this month. The route and free shuttle service remain the same. However, the number has changed as part of COTA’s overhaul of its entire network.

SmartRide features scheduled …

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TIGER Talks Continue to Offer Relevant Business Guidance

Innovate New Albany’s TIGER Talks are growing in popularity among technology and small business startups with its impressive roster of experts providing guidance on topics ranging from drone use to doing business in China.

Don’t miss upcoming workshops and talks that will offer insightful perspectives by Columbus entrepreneur Michael Leibrand …

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New Website Showcases New Albany’s Many Advantages

Check out New Albany’s carefully calibrated mix of services, amenities, incentives and infrastructure that has enabled the city to attract a diverse range of businesses from multinational personal care brands and mission-critical operations to technology start-ups at our new economic development website.

Demographic drive time statistics provide data on the …

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Warmer Weather Heralds Variety of Outdoor Activities

With warmer weather here to stay, it’s time to discover the many outdoor activities that New Albany has to offer employees.

  • Healthy New Albany’s outdoor Farmers Markets run from 4 to 7 pm every Thursday from June 22 to September 7 at Market Square.
  • Outdoor Pursuits’ Cycling Club holds evening
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