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Cincinnati Reds Eye All-Star Steven Kwan Ahead of Trade Deadline

Cincinnati Reds Eye All-Star Steven Kwan Ahead of Trade Deadline

CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Cincinnati Reds are targeting Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan ahead of the Major League Baseball trade deadline. Kwan, a two-time All-Star, boasts impressive metrics, ranking fifth in wins above replacement among...

Ohio Republicans chop proposed ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ into separate ballot issues: Capitol Letter

Ohio Republicans chop proposed ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ into separate ballot issues: Capitol Letter

Rotunda Rumblings Equal Rights Amendment: Republicans on the Ohio Ballot Board ruled to split a proposed constitutional amendment into two parts on Wednesday, making petitioners’ process much more difficult, Mary Frances McGowan reports. The two...

Rockford, Peoria and Carbondale give early signs of economic health, survey says

Rockford, Peoria and Carbondale give early signs of economic health, survey says

Rockford, Peoria and Carbondale are bellwether cities in Illinois that give early signs of the broader economy’s health, according to a recent survey. “Just as swing states help predict political outcomes, certain U.S. towns act as early warning...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Greater Cleveland business leaders push back on Trump administration's proposed NASA Glenn job cuts

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Greater Cleveland business leaders push back on Trump administration's proposed NASA Glenn job cuts

The Trump administration's budget proposal calls for the number of full-time employees at NASA Glenn to be reduced from nearly 1,400 to 837 for fiscal year 2026. CLEVELAND — With Congress slated to review President Donald Trump's proposal to...

Ohio utility regulators approve AEP’s contested data center tariff proposal

Ohio utility regulators approve AEP’s contested data center tariff proposal

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved a proposal from American Electric Power (AEP) to create a dedicated tariff for data centers. The tariff, originally submitted in May 2024, is intended to ensure these high-demand users...

Ohio breaks into top five states for business, but CNBC study cites one serious flaw

Ohio breaks into top five states for business, but CNBC study cites one serious flaw

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio has secured the fifth position in CNBC’s 2025 America’s Top States for Business rankings, marking the Buckeye State’s first appearance in the top five. Ohio ranked behind only North Carolina, Texas, Florida and Virginia in...

MLB Insider Lists $13.5 Million All-Star As Mets 'Best Match' In Trade

MLB Insider Lists $13.5 Million All-Star As Mets 'Best Match' In Trade

By Zach Pressnell is a Newsweek contributor based in Columbus, Ohio. His focus is MLB content. He has an extensive knowledge of professional baseball and all things that come with it after working closely with the sport for years. Zach has been...

Mets Tabbed Potential Landing Spot In Trade For $2.5 Million Pitcher

Mets Tabbed Potential Landing Spot In Trade For $2.5 Million Pitcher

By Zach Pressnell is a Newsweek contributor based in Columbus, Ohio. His focus is MLB content. He has an extensive knowledge of professional baseball and all things that come with it after working closely with the sport for years. Zach has been...

Diamondbacks' $10.9 Million Trade Chip Listed 'Best Match' For Mariners

Diamondbacks' $10.9 Million Trade Chip Listed 'Best Match' For Mariners

By Zach Pressnell is a Newsweek contributor based in Columbus, Ohio. His focus is MLB content. He has an extensive knowledge of professional baseball and all things that come with it after working closely with the sport for years. Zach has been...

Slurpee Day: Free frozen drink deal Friday, July 11, at Ohio 7-Elevens 

Slurpee Day: Free frozen drink deal Friday, July 11, at Ohio 7-Elevens 

Fridays are always cool, but this one, July 11, is especially so because it is Slurpee Day. On what will mark the convenience store chain's 98th birthday – its first store opened in Dallas in 1927 – participating 7-Eleven, Speedway or Stripes...

Virginia loses its CNBC ranking as the No. 1 state for business. Here’s why.

Virginia loses its CNBC ranking as the No. 1 state for business. Here’s why.

The champion has been dethroned. Virginia, which last year was CNBC’s “best state for business,” and which has occupied the No. 1 spot a record six times, has been demoted in this year’s rankings to fourth place. It’s the state’s worst showing...

These Ohio connections make 'Superman' a special homecoming 

These Ohio connections make 'Superman' a special homecoming 

A Superman Plaza featuring statues of Siegel, Shuster, and Lois Lane's inspiration, Joanne Siegel, will be unveiled at the Huntington Bank Convention Center. Siegel's childhood home, where Superman was created, still stands in Cleveland. Cleveland...

Toledo Zoo awarded Financial Literacy Education Grant

The Toledo Zoo is one of eight organizations selected to receive a Literacy Education Grant during the 2026 fiscal year. This was presented from the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Financial Institutions. The Toledo Zoo and Aquarium was...

‘School Choice’ Causes Confusion for Families. Can Edtech Companies Help?

‘School Choice’ Causes Confusion for Families. Can Edtech Companies Help?

Hayley Leibson, a mother from Mill Valley, a wealthy area just north of San Francisco, started hunting for a language-immersion child care program when her son was 8 months old. “I thought I was really early,” Leibson says, noting that her son...

Northeast Ohio business leaders fight to save NASA Glenn jobs threatened by Trump cuts

Northeast Ohio business leaders fight to save NASA Glenn jobs threatened by Trump cuts

BROOK PARK, Ohio - Northeast Ohio business leaders are pivoting from a push earlier this year to attract NASA’s headquarters and the added jobs that would come with it to now also trying to do what they can to preserve the jobs NASA Glenn now has....

A new film commission hopes to bring Hollywood to Ohio’s rolling hills

A new film commission hopes to bring Hollywood to Ohio’s rolling hills

This weekend, “Superman” soars into theaters. And Ohioans may find some of the scenery the superhero flies over familiar: the movie was filmed in parts of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Now, another region of Ohio is hoping to bring Hollywood to their...

Central Ohio Commercial Real Estate Developers

Information on The List was supplied by individual companies through questionnaires and could not be independently verified by Columbus Business First. Only those that responded to our inquiries were listed. Companies are ranked by real estate...

On the Market: This 116-year-old warehouse could house pickleball 

On the Market: This 116-year-old warehouse could house pickleball 

A 116-year-old warehouse that once housed Cincinnati's premier water fountain manufacturer will be up for auction until July 31. The Murdock Building at 2488 River Road, in East Price Hill was the longtime home of Murdock Manufacturing, a...

Sorry Browns: 7 ways Ohio could better spend unclaimed funds

Sorry Browns: 7 ways Ohio could better spend unclaimed funds

There's a good idea hidden inside the state of Ohio's awful decision to hand $600 million to the Cleveland Browns for a privately owned stadium. Could these funds help Ohioans instead of being handed to billionaire NFL owners? The $600 million...

Hermitage Well Drilling Company is Under New Ownership

Hermitage Well Drilling Company is Under New Ownership

HERMITAGE, Pa. – The new owners of an 80-year-old city business changed its name slightly – and they hope to expand its offerings – but they plan to continue its tradition of great service. Richard “Boomer” Pearsall and Tyler Yanak finalized their...

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