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Many individuals and small businesses have faced enormous hardships over the last 18 months — illness, layoffs, furloughs, shortages, remote schooling — due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. During this same period, governments too, at both the state and local levels, faced unprecedented challenges as they worked to address th...Continue Reading

A Wittenberg University students head back to campus to kick off the 2021-22 school year, they’ll also be encouraged to find ways to become engaged in the City of Springfield as a whole. With Wittenberg’s campus being just a short five minute walk from Downtown Springfield, the opportunities for students t...Continue Reading

Thousands of companies, dozens of bustling cities, millions of dollars in investment — the Ohio startup scene is thriving. So how can you be part of it? Fortunately, the Buckeye State’s entrepreneurial community is welcoming, exciting and full of resources to help take your great idea from a cocktail napki...Continue Reading

Millions of dollars remain available in four new grant programs that target businesses that have suffered significant losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ohio Department of Development is administering the grants. To apply, businesses can visit the For Businesses section at InvestingInOhiosFuture.Ohio.Gov. The site includes documents for each grant program’s term...Continue Reading

The landscape has changed dramatically for businesses accessing the labor market pool. Employers have to rethink how to approach prospective employees if they plan on meeting their hiring demands. Job shortages have created a frenzy where companies are scrambling to adopt a new approach to hiring new team members i...Continue Reading

Managing managers can be similar, in some ways, to managing a team — you need to align priorities, communicate goals, provide feedback and serve as a mentor. But the difference in managing managers is that you have to not only oversee their work, but make sure they’re effectively supporting thei...Continue Reading

As the school districts across Springfield and Clark County work hard to provide strong, quality education to students, there’s a disconnect between the talent grown locally and the talent retained locally. “We know that currently, 56 percent of the working population in Clark County travels outside our community to work,” say...Continue Reading

If a global pandemic taught us anything, it’s that our time in this world can be cut short in an instant, so we should make the most of it while we can. This realization has caused many to reevaluate where they’re going professionally and map out how they’d like to mak...Continue Reading

In the spring of 2020, millions of people were losing their jobs as the pandemic shuttered entire industries and sectors. Individuals who remained employed craved job security, so they hunkered down in gratitude, hoping that they wouldn't be one of the unlucky ones to become unemployed. Fast-forward to June 2021, an...Continue Reading

With the closing of the Upper Valley Mall, local favorite Pretzelmaker has made plans to relocate to a prime spot in Downtown Springfield. The franchised business will be making the move to North Fountain Avenue, and store manager Mandi Perrin couldn’t be happier. When the announcement came recently that the mall would be closin...Continue Reading

It’s too soon to gauge the ultimate result of the Biden administration’s efforts to address long-standing vulnerabilities in the nation’s supply chains. But findings from the comprehensive Executive Order (E.O.) 14017 “America’s Supply Chains” released on June 8th set out to put the nation on a stronger course. Following the release o...Continue Reading

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, tech companies were among the first to successfully adapt to working remotely at scale. Having quickly deployed tools and strategies to keep workers connected and productive, many of the major players in tech leaned into the new work-from-anywhere paradigm, announcing that their flexible or full...Continue Reading

The Board of Clark County Commissioners approved an annexation petition Wednesday that could lead to a new Aldi grocery on Tuttle Road in Springfield. The approved petition called for roughly 31 acres of property to be annexed to the City of Springfield from Springfield Twp. The petition to annex the property...Continue Reading

The US Chamber of Commerce on Monday announced a nationwide initiative to address the worker shortage in the US, calling the crisis the most critical and widespread challenge facing businesses. The initiative, called "America Works," aims to mobilize industry and government to "swiftly address America's deepening worker shortage crisis." "The worker shortage is rea...Continue Reading

After the closing of the Kroger and the PNC bank on South Limestone Street in 2020, the City of Springfield had to really reevaluate not only the needs and wants of Southside residents but also how to attract necessary businesses back to the area. This month, the City entered a redevelopment agreement with Groceryland t...Continue Reading

The state of Ohio updated its list of projected job openings earlier this year. The projections are through 2028 and also include median hourly wages for those occupations. Read full article.Continue Reading

This report is a summary of third-party economic research and perspectives to foster communication with business and economic development stakeholders during the COVID-19 crisis. Key Economic Insights Global: WHO gives Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine Emergency Use Listing; BioNTech to open mRNA manufacturing site in Singapore. U.S.: The April Manufacturing PMI registered 60.7%. Births fell for th...Continue Reading

This report is a summary of third-party economic research and perspectives to foster communication with business and economic development stakeholders during the COVID-19 crisis. Key Economic Insights Global: Global COVID-19 caseload tops 150M, including over 400,000 new cases in India. U.S.: 2021Q1 GDP grew at an annualized 6.4%. Disposable income, consumer spending, consumer confidence, and durabl...Continue Reading

The following excerpt is from Dr. Nadine Greiner’s book Stress-Less Leadership. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Apple Books | IndieBound or click here to buy it directly from us and SAVE 60% on this book when you use code LEAD2021 through 4/10/21. It can be hard to concentrate. Even on your best days, you're surrounded by distractions. When you struggle to concentrate, you can’t focu...Continue Reading

When it comes to the national housing market Springfield isn’t just hot – it’s on fire. Coming in at No. 5 on USA Today’s top 20 U.S. housing markets, homes in Clark County are averaging 3.7 views, are on the market for an average of 26 days and are maintaining a media...Continue Reading

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted announced Tuesday the launch of the High School Tech Internship Pilot Program, which will introduce 100 high school students to technology careers and businesses in Ohio. The pilot program was created in partnership with the Ohio Development Services Agency, the Ohio Department o...Continue Reading

While historically considered a “rural” practice, agriculture is strengthening its roots in urban areas across the nation in response to food insecurities and the growing desire to cultivate fresh produce. By definition, urban agriculture is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around urban areas – including Springfield...Continue Reading

When Christina Ream put a shoutout on her Facebook business page a couple weeks ago asking if anyone would like to buy low-cost cases of flowers, she didn't expect quite the turnout she got. Through her businesses, Community Driven, Ream had collected orders for more than 400 bouquets, for which she encourage...Continue Reading