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Healthy New Albany is hosting Drive Up Farmers Markets from 4 to 5 pm on Sunday, December 6 and December 20 in the back parking lot of the Heit Center, near Rose Run Park. All orders must be placed in advance and with each market vendor. Vendors include Twin Oaks, …

Hims & Hers, a direct-to-consumer digital health and wellness company, has moved into its new mail order pharmacy and fulfillment center. The 302,000-square-foot facility recently became certified as a licensed pharmacy, making it one of the largest in the United States. The company is hiring pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, customer …

Alene Candles, one of the nation’s leading private label candle and diffuser manufacturers, recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new warehouse in the New Albany International Business Park. The $30 million environmentally-friendly building encompasses 280,000 square feet and will employ 58 workers. It is designed to support the …

Bath & Body Work’s 53,000-square-foot Research and Design Center in the Personal Care and Beauty Campus received an honor award for interior architect in the annual American Institute of Architecture contest. Judges called the $7.1 million project “a compelling example of adaptive reuse and interior architecture” noting its effectiveness in …

Franklin County recently completed construction of the new bridge at East Dublin Granville Road, between Harlem Road and Hamilton Road, and the road is now open to traffic. The new bridge, which crosses Rocky Fork Creek, now spans 92 feet to improve water flow. It was designed to accommodate a …

Learn about culture and life experiences through the New Albany Food Pantry’s Conversation Partners, a program that matches English speaking volunteers with English Language Learners (ELL) from the pantry community. In addition to assisting new residents to become linguistically self-sufficient, the program offers the opportunity for a new friendship among …

Governor Mike DeWine has designated $125 million in funding from the federal CARES Act to provide $10,000 in Small Business Relief Grants to businesses struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor also established the Bar and Restaurant Assistance Fund totaling $38.7 million to offer Ohio’s on-premise liquor permit holders $2,500 …

There is still time to nominate an individual or organization for the New Albany Chamber’s Community Spirit Spotlight that shines a light on the everyday heroes around us who have gone above and beyond to make a positive impact on our community. From nonprofits and companies to teachers, healthcare workers, …

With greater limitations on its ability to meet in person with area businesses due to COVID-19, the New Albany Community Development Department is reaching out to New Albany-based companies about the impact of COVID-19 on their operations and to determine how the city can better meet their needs. The feedback …

A new full-time, on-demand transit service, COTA//Plus Bus On-Demand, is the first of its kind in the country and serves as a model for other cities seeking to update public transit services in response to COVID-19. The service is available in northeast Columbus, New Albany and Gahanna, where riders formerly …

Congratulations to Plain Township Fire Chief Jack Rupp who received the Distinguished Service Award from the State Fire Marshal’s Ohio Fire Service Hall of Fame in recognition for his 50 years of “making a difference to improve fire service.” Rupp, who began his career more than 29 years ago, was …

Two recent additions to the New Albany International Business Park have made Business First’s 2020 Fast 50 list of the fastest-growing companies in central Ohio. Feazel, a residential and commercial roofing, windows and exterior home improvement company, ranked 16^th with an average annual growth rate of 47.18 percent …

Twelve local existing and emerging leaders recently completed Leadership New Albany, a leadership development program offered by the New Albany Chamber to increase participants’ knowledge of New Albany’s past and present while gaining a better understanding of the local business, economic, civic and government landscape. Local leaders share business insights …

Buckeye Interactive web designer Nathan Minns has been selected to participate in Columbus Young Professionals Club’s Columbus Impact Academy. The academy is a four-month impact and leadership initiative that offers fall and spring classes for emerging leaders and high potential professionals. Participants meet virtually every other week to focus on …

The nonprofit Canine Companions for Independence recently opened its North Central Training Center in New Albany. The 54,000-square-foot campus, which features state-of-the-art facilities to train dogs that serve people with disabilities. Smoothie King has opened a store at 5188 New Albany Road to offer its wholesome menu of healthy smoothies …

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The New Albany Community Development Department is providing JobsOhio PPE Safety Toolkits to help ensure that small businesses are equipped to stay protected and operate safely during the pandemic. PPE Safety Toolkits include 100 3-ply masks, 10 NK-95 masks and a 24-ounce bottle of hand sanitizer. Businesses with under 100 …

ATG Business Travel Management has been named the official U.S. distributor of Copperline masks which feature a patented copper nano-technology to provide extra protection against viruses. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has registered copper as an antimicrobial metal that inhibits infections such as Escherichia coli, in-hospital infections, pneumococcus and allergies. …