The New Albany Chamber’s year-long Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Trainings continue this month with program with a program on Implicit Bias on April 15. The virtual training session, facilitated by the city of Columbus’ Citywide Training & Development division, is an interactive course exploring types of implicit bias, the effects …
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Data Center Investment Here Boosts Ohio’s Ranking
When Ohio clinched the number one spot in Site Selection magazine’s Governor’s Cup annual rankings for total projects per capita, New Albany had three of the top 25 projects that catapulted the state to success. Facebook’s $1 billion investment as well as new projects by Google and Amazon were cited …
Year in Review Highlights City’s Accomplishments
In a year like no other, New Albany continued to attract new business, helped existing businesses expand, opened Rose Run Park, added leisure trails and refined its path to progress through strategic planning. Facebook began serving traffic at two of five planned data centers prompting a national site selector to …
New Albany Expands Economic Development Team
The city of New Albany recently expanded its economic development team with the appointment of Michael Loges as economic development manager. Loges brings more than 12 years of development experience, including work for the Ohio Development Services Agency, city of Columbus and the Central Ohio Transit Authority. He offers expertise …
Year in Review Highlights New Albany’s Accomplishments
In a year like no other, New Albany continued to attract new business, helped existing businesses expand, opened Rose Run Park, added leisure trails and created a pathway to progress through strategic planning. Facebook began serving traffic at two of five planned data centers representing a $1 billion investment and …
Loges Joins New Albany Economic Development Team
The city of New Albany recently expanded its economic development team with the naming of Michael Loges as economic development manager. Loges brings more than 12 years of development experience, including work for the Ohio Development Services Agency, city of Columbus and the Central Ohio Transit Authority. He offers expertise …
Ohio Coalition Uses Employee Experiences to Stop the Spread
The Ohio Business Roundtable’s Coalition to Stop the Spread is calling on employers to educate and empower employees to become “safe-practice ambassadors” in promoting COVID-19 precautions and fight the pandemic that has weakened the economy. A grassroots campaign leverages the power of personal employee experiences to encourage more employees to …
Chamber to Offer Free Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Trainings
New Albany Chamber members and the community are invited to attend monthly Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Training sessions that will be held monthly through 2021. The virtual sessions, which cover a wide range of issues including implicit bias, language, privilege and civility, are free and can be attended as stand-alone …
Ask the Expert, Lunch & Learn, Cooking on Tap at Healthy New Albany
If you are looking for ways to get through the cold winter months, Healthy New Albany may have the answer. Healthy New Albany is offering a wide variety of programming to help people achieve greater mindfulness, better nutrition and stronger resilience during the winter months. The organization’s community calendar offers …
New Albany Lecture Series Goes Virtual
Despite the pandemic, the New Albany Community Foundation, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary, continued its tradition of providing compelling forums featuring some of the world’s most influential thought leaders. This year’s series, virtual and free to everyone, offered timely programs on civil discourse & debate, health and mental …
New Albany Businesses Receive City CARES Grants
New Albany has allocated $200,000 in federal CARES Act funding to more than 50 small businesses in the community through its New Albany CARES Small Business Grant Program. Every New Albany company that applied and met the eligibility requirements received funding. The grants, ranging from $3,000 to $15,000, are designed …
City Provides New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Two new electric vehicle charging stations are now operational in the parking lot behind Village Hall, 150 W. Main Street. The ChargePoint Express 250 stations are level 3 direct current (DC) fast chargers and equipped with both CCS1 and CHAdeMO connectors. With a maximum output of 62.5 kW each, they …
COTA to Resume Fares on January 11
The Central Ohio Transit Authority will begin charging fares again on January 11 for COTA Plus and fixed-route bus lines. COTA temporarily suspended fares when it began requiring rear-door boarding to reduce contact between drivers and passengers during the pandemic. COTA is installing protective barriers between drivers and passengers on …
Streamlined Planning, Fast Track Permitting, Energy Attract Hyperscalers to New Albany
The same powerful combination of factors — streamlined planning, fast track permitting and abundant, affordable, renewable energy — that attracted “hyperscalers” like Google, Facebook and AWS, is expected to drive increased investment in New Albany’s Information Technology cluster in 2021.
A recent Bisnow article singles out New Albany as one …
Business-Centric City Services, Talent, Location Drive Steady Growth
In a year like no other, the New Albany International Business Park continues to experience steady growth and expansion that several businesses attribute to the city’s “business centric” approach to economic development, ideal location and strong talent pool.
Alene Candles, a leading private label candle and diffuser manufacturers, recently …
Healthy New Albany Offers Drive Up Farmers Market
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, …
Digital Health Company, Hims & Hers, Now Open
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 Opens New Warehouse
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 Works Interior Receives Architecture Award
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 …
Dublin-Granville Bridge Now Open to Traffic
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 …