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Manufacturer opening new west Columbus facility "California-based Nuvo Packaging plans to open a new facility at 845 Kaderly Dr. in the Hilltop area, creating 100 full-time jobs. This would be the company's first Ohio location. It is expected to open sometime in May. Nuvo Packaging is a plastic thermoforming company specializing in making recyclable food packaging for the bakery, deli, confectionary, and food services industries. Thermoforming is a plastic manufacturing process that involves heating a plastic sheet and forming it using a mold." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/04/01/nuvo-packaging-west-columbus-hilltop-jobs.html

Had a chance to check out the Eastwood project at E Main and Summit Rd yesterday as well. The focus seems to be mainly on the residential portion, with some infrastructure projects across the site still finishing up. The main part of the development was blocked off yesterday so I just snatched a few quick ones from the main entrance area.

Thomas Worthington HS

Quick look at the first buildings rising at the Wilson Ridge project on Waggoner Road

Five Guys to open new location across from Children's Hospital "According to city permits, Five Guys appears to be opening another Columbus location at 491 E. Livingston Ave., right across from Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The new 2,500 square foot restaurant will include both indoor and outdoor seating. Neither Five Guys nor the architects on the project could provide an opening date, but the permit says that extensive renovations will take place." https://614now.com/2024/food-drink/popular-national-burger-chain-appears-to-be-opening-a-german-village-area-location

Progress check at E Main St and Lancaster Ave in Olde Reynoldsburg

Silt fence up at Main and Hanson where a fieldhouse and more sheets of ice are planned. Hopefully we'll see construction on the new facility start soon. (The new COPC Eastside Medical Center can be seen in the distance)

Was out on the far east side earlier. Tried to check a few of the bigger projects- east of the outerbelt- along the E Main corridor... Work well underway now at the Alliance site near Main & Brice Adjacent to the Alliance site, work is wrapping up on the new CML Reynoldsburg library on Brice Across the street from the new library, tree clearing is underway at the future Brice Park site, a new park that Columbus and Reynoldsburg are partnering on

CyrusOne plans $150m data center in New Albany "Dallas-based CyrusOne is planning a $150 million data center development in New Albany, Ohio. The company will spend $100m on building the data center, and $50m on acquiring the land for the facility. The site in question is at 12181 Jug St, though details about the project have not yet been shared." https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cyrusone-plans-150m-data-center-in-new-albany-ohio/

The new Crosswoods Sheetz looks like it isn't too far from opening From Campus View

Few more from Quarry Trails Another new apartment building rises in the distance & work continues on the retail areas. It looks like most of the shops will have common areas facing the water

Snatched a few yesterday from the Dale Drive area of Bridge Park

Peer on 7th

Worthington Gateway

River Park of Dublin From Hayden Rd

More from Jaeger Square

Early work continues at Assembly

Nice progress at the Diehl-Whitaker site

Another quick look at the southern portion of the Rice Bowl redevelopment From Fornof Rd

First “super load” headed to Intel site scheduled to begin trip on April 3rd "The fourth of nearly two dozen “super loads” is scheduled to begin the journey north from Adams County on April 3rd with delivery on April 9th. This will be the first load to head to New Albany and the new $28 billion Intel plant in Licking County. The schedule includes a pause for the solar eclipse which is expected to bring a significant increase in traffic to the state of Ohio. The convoy will stop in West Portsmouth, Chillicothe, Rickenbacker, and Pickerington or Pataskala before delivery. This load, an air processor, weighs 378,400 pounds, is 19’3” tall, 20’ wide, and 128.5’ long." https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OHDOT/bulletins/392eda2

Starling Yard continues to rise at the former Starling Middle School site on S Central Ave

Another piece of one of the new ramps is set Quick look from Dodge Park

Few quick ones from Merchant

Some movement at River & Rich 2 -all the trees that lined McDowell have been recently removed

Few more from Grant