NEW YORK (AP) — Getting a bank loan is still a struggle for many women who own businesses. Kirsten Curry has had three rejections in the past six months and is waiting to hear from a fourth bank. Curry, owner of Seattle-based Leading Retirement Solutions, has applied to national banks, a regional bank and a [...]
Ohio has experienced double-digit growth in the number of organic farms, the amount of organic land in production, and the volume of organic sales, according to a government survey of U.S. organic farms. The state’s overall rank — seventh out of all states — illustrates the Buckeye State’s role in organic production in economic development. [...]
Walt Keys got the unexpected news in an early morning text message on Tuesday. It was then that the co-founder of Land-Grant Brewing Co. learned the Columbus Crew SC was considering a relocation to Austin, Texas, after the 2018 season. “It was a surprise,” Keys said. “It's something we weren't expecting to have to deal [...]
PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — As firefighters gain on wildfires burning in Northern California’s wine country, the many thousands who lost their houses, condos and apartments in those fires will have to find a new place to live in one of the toughest housing markets in the nation. In San Francisco, an average one-bedroom apartment rents [...]
Prompted by the ongoing public health crisis resulting from opioid addiction’s grip on the Buckeye State, a pair of Republican lawmakers are hopeful their bill will aid in pinning manslaughter charges on drug dealers whose clients die from an overdose. House Bill 141, introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives earlier this year, would close [...]
LONDON — As Brexit negotiations between Britain and the European Union stutter and stall, one question looms larger and larger: What if there is no deal? It’s an increasingly plausible prospect that stirs fear in many U.K. politicians and businesses — and hope in the hearts of staunch Brexit supporters. Divorce talks have limped through [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new homes fell 4.7 percent in September, the biggest decline in six months, reflecting weakness in both single-family activity and apartment building. The September result left construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.13 million units, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. It was the sharpest decline since a 7.7 [...]
Columbus was recognized as a “rising star” in a recent report that examined how cities turn capital into successful technological industries. But the city, along with Tampa, Fla., just missed the top 25 ranking in the “Innovation that Matters” report the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Free Enterprise, C_TEC and 1776 released last week. The [...]
CINCINNATI — From hurricane-free weather to cool new brew houses, Ohio leaders are promising Amazon they can deliver what the e-commerce giant would like for its second headquarters. Sales points highlight affordable housing in trendy neighborhoods and safety from natural calamity as the state and its major cities vie with competitors from across the country [...]
