The New Albany Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership New Albany is accepting applications for its inaugural Class of 2018. The new leadership development program is designed to help existing and emerging leaders enhance leadership skills and acquire a better understanding of local business, economic, civic and government operations through presentations, panel …
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Personal Care and Beauty Campus Continues Robust Growth
The New Albany Personal Care and Beauty Campus has landed one new company while two existing businesses have announced expansion plans. Packaging manufacturer Amcor Rigid Plastics will invest $3.8 million in a new 60,000-square-foot warehouse that will be built adjacent to its factory, enabling it to consolidate its manufacturing and …
New Albany Welcomes Staffing Firm and Mortgage Business
One of the strengths of the New Albany business community is both its clusters of specialized industries as well as its variety of smaller businesses, ranging professional services to banking and retail. Two new tenants to the New Albany International Business Park add to that diversity. Aerotek, one of …
Doing Business in New Albany: An Interview with Kerri Mollard
A key advantage of doing business in New Albany is the sense of community and connectivity that enables both small and large organizations to thrive. For Kerri Mollard, founder and CEO of Mollard Consulting, a successful nonprofit consulting firm, there was never a question of where she would relocate …
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 …
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 …
Proposed Accord Will Guide Land Use in Jersey, Johnstown and New Albany
The Columbus Dispatch explains how the proposed Western Licking County Accord will increase communications and collaboration between Jersey Township, Johnstown and New Albany to preserve each community’s character and natural features while effectively managing future residential and commercial development.…
Why New Albany is One of the Best Suburbs in the U.S.
Despite its growth, New Albany’s commitment to lifelong learning, environmental and economic sustainability, healthy living and arts and culture remains at the heart of everything it does. A recent Columbus Monthly Special Edition sheds light on New Albany’s extraordinary evolution and why it is “One of the Best Suburbs in …
New Housing Options Appeal to Millennials and Empty Nesters
While the majority of New Albany’s residential development is comprised of single family homes on tree-lined streets, with sidewalks, parks and ample green space, New Albany is creating more versatile housing options in convenient and pedestrian-friendly areas like the Village Center.
Urban townhomes across from the Village Center have attracted …
Retail and Restaurants Offer More Options for Employees
In just a few years, Market & Main, a walkable, mixed-use development that anchors the southeast corner of the Village Center, has doubled in size, bringing more restaurants, shops and offices to the city’s center to meet the needs of employees and residents.
Anchored by the Philip Heit Center for …
New Albany’s Vision for Village Center Comes to Life
As a master-planned community, New Albany’s unwavering commitment to improving the quality of life for residents and employees continues to drive its community development efforts. Planning principles adopted as part of the Village Center Strategy have guided public and private investment creating a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly urban center and an informal …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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. …
International Business Park Is Economic Engine for Ohio
New Albany has emerged as one of the most prolific economic development engines in the state of Ohio for job creation and retention. In less than 20 years, the city has transformed thousands of acres of farmland into the New Albany International Business Park. The only master-planned business park in …
IT Cluster Key Part of ‘21st Century Knowledge Belt’
Mission critical data operations require high bandwidth capacity and energy coupled with reliable, redundant power so they can operate without interruption. Those capabilities, as well as the city’s commitment to public-private partnerships with businesses, led to significant growth in New Albany International Business Park’s Information and Technology Cluster. Ohio Governor …
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% 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. New …
Facebook Builds One of World’s Most Advanced Data Centers in New Albany
Facebook Chooses New Albany International Business Park to Build One of the Most Advanced Data Centers in the World
Facebook has chosen to build a new data center in the New Albany International Business Park. The company plans to invest $750 million to construct a 970,000-square-foot facility powered by 100 …