On Thursday, Governor Strickland announced that Ohio has been awarded $400 million in federal stimulus funding to develop a passenger rail corridor connecting Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati. The 256-mile 3C Corridor is expected to serve at least 478,000 riders in its first year (according to Amtrak). Columbus’ station will likely be located at the [...]
On Monday, Columbus City Council voted to allow longer buses in the city, increasing the limit from 48 feet to 66 feet. The vote comes as the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) is seeking approval from central Ohio municipalities to use longer, “articulated” buses, which would accommodate at least 20 additional passengers. COTA intends to [...]
On Wednesday, a collaborative of Columbus arts and business leaders announced their plans to redevelop the former Wonder Bread factory in Italian Village “into a hub for the creative class in Columbus and beyond.” The project, called “Wonderland,” intends to revitalize the building as a site for artist studies, shared office space, band rehearsal and [...]
Beginning on February 4, the Greenovate showroom in the Short North Arts District will stay open until 7pm on Thursday evenings, providing us extra time during the week to serve customers. The following are our updated retail hours: Tuesday – Wednesday: 11-5pm Thursday: 11-7pm Friday – Saturday: 11-5pm Sunday – Monday: Closed We will also [...]
According to Brian Ball of Business First of Columbus, Pizzuti Cos. have expanded their plans for a boutique hotel and parking garage complex in the Short North Arts District. Their proposal now calls for a boutique hotel (up to 130 rooms) on a city-0wned parking lot just north of the Cap, as well as a [...]
Spencer Hunt reported in Monday’s Dispatch that Pennsylvania’s recent boom in natural gas drilling could result in regular shipments of brine (salt water combined with toxic chemicals) to Ohio disposal sites. Pennsylvania officials are starting to place limits on how much brine can be dumped in the state’s rivers; as a result, Pennsylvania companies are [...]
On Monday, Carrie Ghose of Business First of Columbus reported on the recently unveiled plans for a $93 million, six-story research tower at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The project represents the final phase of the Columbus hospital’s $842 million expansion. Construction, which will likely begin this year, is expected to be completed in late 2012. The [...]
On Friday, the Obama administration and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that Ohio companies would receive almost $125 million in “clean-energy manufacturing” tax credits. According to The Dispatch, the funding is part of $2.3 billion in stimulus allocated nationally for clean-energy manufacturing tax credits. Ohio companies that will receive tax credits include First Solar ($16.3 [...]
Columbus’ Earth Day festival, organized by Green Columbus, will relocate from Goodale Park to Franklin Park this year. The celebration will take place on April 22. On April 17 and 18, volunteers will engage in community service at worksites throughout Central Ohio. Green Columbus hopes to sign up 10,000 volunteers this year. This year’s theme [...]
In the January/February 2010 Central Ohio Sierra Club newsletter, an article by Hudson McFann discusses Greenovate’s latest round of free In-Focus workshops, through which homeowners and industry professionals learned about topics such as energy efficiency and indoor air quality. Greenovate is currently planning additional workshops, which are scheduled to begin sometime in late January. To [...]