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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

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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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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 …

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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 …

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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% 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 …

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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 …

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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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New Albany Is Key to Central Ohio Reputation as Retail Mecca

With the third highest concentration of fashion designers in the country, surpassed only by New York City and Los Angeles, Columbus’ reputation as a retail mecca continues to grow and New Albany is a key part of the equation.

Columbus’ fashion and retail reputation came of age when Les Wexner

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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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New Albany’s Many Assets Attract Employees of All Ages

The affordable cost of living as well as a pedestrian-friendly town center, national-ranked schools and 30+ miles of leisure trails have made New Albany an attractive home for a diverse workforce that ranges from Millennials to Baby Boomers.

Recruiters in New Albany competing for talent from across the country often …

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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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