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Springfield and Clark County employers can participate in the Greater Springfield Partnership’s summer internship program by posting available high school internship positions. Our team is actively recruiting high school students to fill internship roles throughout the county. Through a combination of advertising and in-person school visits, we are focused o...
The Greater Springfield Partnership is the result of collaboration between multiple organizations in Clark County, community leaders, businesses and stakeholders. All of this support is being brought to bear for our local business community. “The Greater Springfield Partnership allows us to leverage resources in a powerful way. This means mor...
Springfield Has a Workforce Plan
Dec 17 2021“Workforce shortages intensified in 2020 and 2021 but this has been on our mind for some time. Through the Chamber, now Greater Springfield Partnership, I have been helping businesses to find new talent for years. We also started working on workforce attraction and development plans over a decade ago. Tha...
Emmanuel Christian Academy hosted Kelcie Webster from Springfield’s Convention and Visitors Bureau for a recent industry awareness event. 16 students who were identified as having an aptitude for the Hospitality and Tourism industry attended the presentation to learn more about the Convention Visitors Bureau, the work they do and wha...
Cliff Park students and alumni had the opportunity to meet with local employers and learn about job opportunities during last week’s Job Discovery Day at Cliff Park. Eight companies were on hand to discuss current job openings, career opportunities and what they are looking for in job applicants. Over 35 student...
The Greater Springfield Partnership hosted a Hospitality and Tourism Mini Career Fair last Tuesday at Tecumseh High School. The students who identified as having an aptitude in hospitality and tourism, through the YouScience assessment, were invited to attend.
Excellent Turnout at Mini Career Fair
Approximately sixty students attended the hospitality and touris...
We are excited to welcome Gabe’s to Springfield! Their recent groundbreaking ceremony is a key milestone in our community’s renaissance and is another catalyst in helping us build a vibrant Springfield and Clark County. This latest announcement started with a simple vision themed “DREAM BIG!”.
Our community had stopped dreaming bi...
The people have spoken in the Best of Springfield for 2021, picking winners in 43 categories covering all facets of life in the area.
Do you need some new ideas for places to go or things to do? Below is a look at the winners in our food, dining and drinkin...
Springfield’s Station 1 doesn’t have a fancy slogan or gimmick. It lets its offerings and atmosphere do the work.
“We just try to provide a safe, fun place to come for food or entertainment,” said Station 1 owner Sara Montei. “A place for somebody to get a cocktail at the en...
BEST OF SPRINGFIELD: Speakeasy Ramen places in 4 categories as a growing dining option in the city
Nov 1 2021In a restaurant culture dominated by burgers, pizza, chicken and several common ethnic foods, diners are constantly searching for new options. Take ramen, a staple of students and people on a budget for its affordability and ease.
Brittany Waters saw a chance to change that image of ramen into a tast...
Some know him as DJ Chill, others as Firefighter Chill. Chris Chilton happily answers to both.
The community warmed to both sides of Chilton in the 2021 Best of Springfield contest, voting him first in Best Band or DJ and second in Best First Responder, a new category added this year...
It’s OK not to be OK.
When people who need help hear that, Stephen Massey can see the relief in their expression.
“We try to help them understand that support is a good thing,” says Massey, who is the chief operations officer and a co-director of CitiLookout Counseling and Trauma Recovery Center...
You’ve spoken, and the Best of Springfield winners have been declared for 2021.
After tens of thousands of votes, we’re happy to announce our Best of Springfield for this year. The table below includes the winners, and continue scrolling for descriptions of the winners and second and third place in eac...
How to Stamp Out Employee Burnout
Oct 26 2021There’s been much made of an impending “turnover tsunami” lately, with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) being one of the first to sound the warning bell for organizations working hard to fill open positions and, especially, to recruit talent for hard-to-fill roles during a pandemic that continues t...
If there is one thing economic developers have in common, it’s a strategic plan to grow. Experience has taught them that taking a measured, proactive approach is a cornerstone to success. Have you put off creating a new strategic plan?
Here Are Seven Reasons To Make Creating A Strategic Plan Your Priority
1.) A Strategic Plan Brings Community Partners Together.
According to LISA HURLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF YOR...
For years these coastal areas have seemed “the place to be” for opportunities. But high costs of living and doing business and population problems are influencing citizens to look for other options.
Times have changed. The COVID-19 pandemic influenced a lot of businesses to re-evaluate how they operate and where they’r...
A new structure will soon make its mark along North Limestone Street, as ground will soon be broken and construction will get underway for an addition at Littleton & Rue Funeral Home and Crematory.
The local, family-owned business will be making a more than $2 million investment in a new building...
Sushi chef Kyaw Say trained others to make sushi for a decade.
Now he and his wife, May Moe, are making it for others in their new downtown restaurant, Sushi Hikari, which opened in September in the food court of COhatch - The Market, 101 S. Fountain Ave.
“It’s very different,” h...
October 4, 2021 – Gabriel Brothers Inc., or Gabe’s, is excited to announce a new distribution center in Springfield, Ohio, at the PrimeOhio II Industrial Park at 1801 Prime Parkway. Measuring more than 850,000 square feet, it will be the company’s largest distribution center. Construction at the 114-acre site wil...
Shifting Dynamics in a Post-Pandemic World
Aug 30 2021Many 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...
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...
How to Plug into the Ohio Startup Scene
Aug 19 2021Thousands 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...
Grant Programs Available to Help Ohio Businesses
Aug 18 2021Millions 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...
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...
