September 10, 200717 yr Found this via a discussion at columbusunderground.com: http://www.columbusunderground.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9497 Here's the link to the post at columbushomesblog.com: http://columbushomesblog.com/2007/09/05/columbus-real-estate-august-recap-downtown-columbus-condos-2/ Columbus Real Estate August Recap - Downtown Columbus Condos September 5th, 2007 categories: Real Estate News, Condos & Lofts, Downtown It was a relatively slow month for Downtown Columbus condos. 15 Sales in all, not really too bad when you consider the housing base to begin with. They ranged in price from a 1 bedroom studio in Yukon Lofts for $109,900 to a delightful apartment in the 4th floor of Buggyworks with almost 2600 sq ft which sold for $840,000 — netting that seller $150,000+ after just over a year. 11 different downtown Columbus condo locations had sales in August 6 of them sold for under $220,000 in case you’re thinking you’d never be able to afford one. They averaged almost 1400 sq feet in case you thought Columbus condos are always too small. 13 of the 15 Downtown Columbus condos that sold offered at least one parking space in case you thought there’s never any parking and 4 of them had 2 spots included in the price. 2 of them were in Miranova, in case you thought it was irrelevant these days. Hartman, Cityview, Terraces, lofts at 106, 60 Spring, even the Battleship Building were in on the action last month. My favorite though, was a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath with balconies having uninterrupted views of downtown and over 2100 sq ft that Finally sold on Library Ct for a steal at $199,500. It was a great little condo that’d been on the market for a long, long time.
September 13, 200717 yr If we can get a damn grocery store down there and good bus service... who knows, maybe people will actually consider downtown instead of German Village/Short North/et al...
September 17, 200717 yr VACANT HEADQUARTERS NOW CONDOS, SHOPS Monday, September 17, 2007 3:23 AM By Mike Pramik, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Last month, Fiserv Inc. offered $4.2 billion for CheckFree, the online services company that once was based in central Ohio. The deal is progressing toward closing by the end of the year. It will take a little longer for CheckFree's former headquarters on the Far North Side to be redeveloped, but there is progress there, too. In 1996, CheckFree, a transaction-processing business, moved its base to suburban Atlanta after acquiring another company. The 85,000-square-foot building it occupied near Worthington had been headquarters for ChemLawn Corp., which also left central Ohio for the Atlanta area. Worthington Industries was interested in the property for a few years but decided to relocate in Worthington. After several years of disuse, the CheckFree property, which includes a pond, was purchased by Metropolitan Partners. It sold part of the land to Village Communities and is developing two parcels near Rt. 23 as commercial space. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2007/09/17/ZONE.ART_ART_09-17-07_C10.html?sid=101
September 25, 200717 yr Council takes cleanup money, says it wants more Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 3:26 AM By Robert Vitale, The Columbus Dispatch With $3 million already coming to clean an old factory site on the South Side, Columbus officials said yesterday that they'll seek more state money to put the land back to use. The city hopes to get another $5 million to prepare 46 acres around the former Techneglas Inc. plant for a proposed business park. The Ohio Department of Development program pays to get locations ready for businesses seeking to expand or relocate. Techneglas closed in 2004, but developers who bought the site want to remake it into a 1-million-square-foot complex of stores, offices and warehouses that would employ as many as 1,680 people. City Council members accepted the $3 million cleanup grant last night for the Techneglas site, as well as another $3 million to clean the former Columbus Coated Fabrics site in Weinland Park. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2007/09/25/COUNCIL.ART_ART_09-25-07_B1.html?sid=101
October 7, 200717 yr WATER- AND SEWER-LINE EXTENSION Lockbourne seeks Columbus deal to keep it growing Sunday, October 7, 2007 By Alayna DeMartini, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Lockbourne officials are feeling more than a little jilted. They thought they had a tentative agreement with Columbus that would give the village a chance to expand. Last year, Columbus utilities officials said the city could extend water and sewer lines to farmland in Hamilton Township west and south of Lockbourne, said Lockbourne's engineer, Gurgun Muharrem. That might entice the landowners there to be annexed into Lockbourne, allowing the village to grow and gain tax revenue. But many of the Columbus department heads in last year's meeting took jobs in Gov. Ted Strickland's state administration. And Lockbourne officials say they're getting a lukewarm response from new city leaders. Another meeting with Columbus officials in August left Lockbourne representatives in limbo. Then, Columbus officials said they would get back to Muharrem, but they haven't yet. David Hull, Columbus' deputy director of development, said city officials haven't decided. "It's too early to say what the solution is," Hull said. "We and they are all doing our best to get something resolved." Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2007/10/07/LOCKBOURNE.ART_ART_10-07-07_G01.html?sid=101
October 8, 200717 yr New metro GDP stats show slow Columbus growth Business First of Columbus - Business First Wednesday, September 26, 2007 A new federal report that calculates the Gross Domestic Product in more than 300 metropolitan areas nationwide shows the value of goods and services in the Columbus area has grown well below the national pace in recent years. MORE: http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2007/09/24/daily18.html
October 20, 200717 yr I really like the look of this tower. Anybody have any updates on this project?
October 24, 200717 yr Columbus City Council plan will limit development at exit Rt. 33-Bixby intersection Tuesday, October 23, 2007 By Robert Vitale, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Sometime before 2012, the Ohio Department of Transportation plans to build a freeway interchange on Rt. 33 at Bixby Road. Columbus officials say they don't want an explosion of fast-food joints, gas stations and major retailers to follow. A plan approved last night by the City Council calls for the area in the southeastern portion of Columbus to focus on office parks and office buildings, smaller retailers and restaurants when development eventually comes. Instead of the usual highway-exit hubbub, the plan calls for a walkable area with tree-lined streets, plazas, sidewalks and bike trails. "We wanted to get ahead of the curve … and avoid what too often is haphazard development," said Kevin Wheeler, assistant administrator of the city planning division. The council approved an amendment last night to the city's Southeast Area Plan, adopted in 2000 to guide growth along a corridor of Columbus between Groveport, Pickerington and Canal Winchester. The original plan was drawn up before ODOT put a $31.2 million interchange on its to-do list. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2007/10/23/COUNCIL.ART_ART_10-23-07_B03.html?sid=101
November 5, 200717 yr Big Sunday Dispatch article about an immigrant led retail revival of Morse Road on the north side of Columbus. Morse Road act II Immigrant entrepreneurs play leading roles in the next stage of the retail corridor's future Sunday, November 4, 2007 By Tracy Turner, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Ahmed D. Mohamed remembers Oct. 9, 2002, as the day his entrepreneurial dream died and was reborn. Northland Mall, once the hub of the city's premier shopping district, closed that day, losing the battle for shoppers to new centers that dotted the Outerbelt. Mohamed's Global Fashion store hung on until the last door was locked, but he was determined to keep going. The Somali immigrant disregarded the prevailing belief that Morse Road was doomed and opened his store nearby on the same street. He rented space in a former TJ Maxx store and created his own mall, this one filled with Somali business owners. The Global Mall now houses 28 businesses and services, including clothing stores, a photography studio, an African foods store, a barber shop, a tailor and a jewelry-repair shop. Morse Road is "slowly becoming a booming area as more people open their businesses and more people are seeing this as a good place to shop for things they don't easily find somewhere else," he said. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2007/11/04/MORSE.ART_ART_11-04-07_G01.html?sid=101
November 6, 200717 yr Basically, if you click to UrbanUp (my site) and click on Columbus, you can find it divided into "related pages" such as Downtown, The Arena District, etc. Or you can click on photographs and find photos posted under "Columbus, Ohio." Likewise, a page under The Arena District > Photographs will have photos regarding the Arena District. Then, there are also photos filed under the Buildings listed under the specific page or subpage. Tons there! Details on the pages and buildings will be added later. 1. Adam's Place in Cincinnati, Ohio Columbus, Ohio: I'll fill out the building and city/subpage details one day, but all the photographs have been filed in! 2. 3. AEP Building 4. Atlas Building 5. Beacon Building 6. Borden Building 7. City Center Mall (bad photos, taken at ISO 1600) 8. High-Long Building 9. Huntington Center 10. Huntington Center 11. Lazarus Department Store 12. LeVeque Tower 13. One Nationwide Plaza. :clap: 14. Short North 15. Short North is bustling with art galleries, cafes, restaurants and unique boutiques and stores. 16. Short North arches 17. North Market 18. Random mixed-income development (name?? info??) 19. The Arena District. The arch is the only remnant remaining from the former Union Station. According to ColDayMan, an injunction was filed to stop demolition, yet developers proceeded to tear down the ornate structure, against orders from the court. A grassroots effort was put together at the last moment to save the arches. 20. Nationwide Arena. 21. A bunch of hotties are in front of me. Distractions. :whip: 22. Apartments and condos line the walk. Give this development another 20 years and it will mature gracefully. 23. An expanse park between a mixed-use development leads to North Bank Park. 24. 25. North Bank Tower 26.
November 6, 200717 yr "A bunch of hotties are in front of me. Distractions." In Columbus? On *this* forum? The h#ll you say! clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
November 6, 200717 yr New Village Place: More: http://www.lincolnstreet.com/matters/recchie-dispatch/recchie.htm
November 6, 200717 yr I now have a completed guide on Adam's Place in Cincinnati based on information that I could publically (and freely) find. I wish I had more information prior to 1992.
November 6, 200717 yr UK bah. Nice photos :) "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 6, 200717 yr Bigger brewery on tap: Elevator Restaurant giving old garage a new beginning as beer birthplace Tuesday, November 6, 2007 By Bill Chronister, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The interior walls are sandblasted back to the brick, and the beams are clean down to the wood. Work is going well on Dick Stevens' efforts to turn a former Goodyear garage at 165 N. 4th St. into a brewery that will serve his Elevator Restaurant, on High Street, as well as 35 other accounts in central Ohio. Stevens, who opened Elevator in 1999, has been brewing beer in Marysville, but a lease dispute prompted him to consider another location. An acquaintance led him to a site about four blocks from the restaurant: a building on 4th Street that was owned by Dr. Robert Falcone, former president of Grant Medical Center. When the new place is ready in about nine months, to ensure continuity, he'll run both breweries simultaneously for a while before moving entirely into the new space. Once the new operation is complete, he expects to be putting out about 10,000 barrels of beer per year, up from the 6,000 he currently produces. He expects to close the old brewery in about a year. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2007/11/06/ON_RESTAURANTS.ART_ART_11-06-07_G01.html?sid=101
November 6, 200717 yr Wish I coulda' been there, but the hotties might have been too much for my frail constitution. Beautiful fall foliage and autumn light, and clouds to interact with the reflective surfaces.
November 15, 200717 yr WOW! A huge sewer project to tunnel under Downtown Columbus. $231 million price tag and it wouldn't be finished until 2015! City plans to tunnel 5.4 miles Way found to lower cost, lessen hassle of sewer project Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 3:59 AM By Robert Vitale, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH It's the biggest public-works project in Columbus history, and you won't have to navigate a maze of orange barrels to get around it. City officials say they've changed construction plans for the upcoming installation of a 5.4-mile-long, 18-foot-wide sewer tunnel that's part of their strategy for eliminating spills into the Scioto River. Instead of digging deep trenches from the surface to lay the pipe, they'll burrow 150 feet underground and bore their way from the Arena District to the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant on the South Side. The new method will cut years and dollars off construction time: It will be completed in 2015 instead of 2025 and will cost $231 million instead of the original estimate of up to $388 million. "A few years ago this was not even imaginable," said Rick Tilton, assistant director of the Columbus Department of Public Utilities. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2007/11/15/TUNNEL.ART_ART_11-15-07_B01.html?sid=101
November 20, 200717 yr Annual Columbus Landmarks Foundation - Recchie awards - 2007 and past years Two local architecture firms captured top honors last week at the Columbus Landmarks 2007 design awards, which recognize historic preservation and urban design. Acock Associates Architects and HKI Associates received the James B. Recchie Design Award for their work on North Bank Park and Pavilion. Other finalists for the Recchie award were: 1) Brunson Condominiums, designed by Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design 2) Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center, designed by Schooley Caldwell Associates 3) Ohio Avenue School, designed by Ricciuti Balog Harris 4) Short North Arches, overseen by the Short North Special Improvement District For past winners of the Reechie Award, go to the Columbus Landmarks website at: http://columbuslandmarks.org/programs/pastwinners.php
November 21, 200717 yr Beautiful! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 29, 200717 yr Maps, bureau sell Downtown Projects aim to make the center city more welcoming to visitors Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 3:16 AM By Marla Matzer Rose, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Civic leaders are preparing to make Downtown more welcoming to visitors drawn by other events and attractions. Two key components of the plan are the first Downtown visitors center in nearly four years -- it will open next week -- and a nearly $1 million project to place visitor-friendly directional signs in the heart of the city. The efforts are being directed by several groups, including the city of Columbus, the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District and Experience Columbus, the city's convention and visitors bureau. "This is all a continuation of the Downtown plan that we launched in 2002," said Mike Brown, spokesman for Mayor Michael B. Coleman, of the signs unveiled at the annual meeting of Capital Crossroads yesterday at the Columbus Athenaeum. "Things like the signs might be considered little touches, but the mayor thinks it's a great investment that will benefit both visitors and local people." Brown added that so-called "wayfinding" signs are especially important in Columbus, which has a sprawling Downtown. A proposed map kiosk shows various Downtown attractions within walking distance. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2007/11/29/VISITOR_MAPS.ART_ART_11-29-07_C10.html?sid=101
November 30, 200717 yr I really like the idea of those pedestrian maps. I'm not sure I like that specific look, but I'm sure it is just an initial idea. A place that executes these maps better than anywhere else I've seen is Philadelphia. They have maps illustrating the different districts within the Center City (aka Downtown) and what is in those particular districts. I believe once you are inside a particular district then the maps become more specific for the stuff in that district. It is all color coordinated as well.
November 30, 200717 yr The pedestrian map/kiosks are a terrific idea - when they first proposed them for Cleveland, some people balked but honestly I see people using them all the time. I'd be curious about the Columbus design proposal - it doesn't look like there's any way to sell ad space (which is how Cleveland's are funded). They're a great way for the smaller local businesses to get exposure since they can purchase a smaller space on a single kiosk rather than have to "buy in bulk". clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
December 2, 200717 yr BTW, here are the crappy things that Cincy has. Essentially they are only on like two streets (2nd and 3rd). Miserable effort if you ask me...they aren't even at an appropriate height level for viewing (too low).
December 2, 200717 yr I remember once I was walking around E. 9th and Euclid and walking intro a group of people asking me where cool bars were. I walked them over to one of the info things and showed them Gateway, E. 4th and the warehouse district. One of the girls in the group took notes :)
December 2, 200717 yr On the Brink: Can Ohio's big cities be saved? Ohio's cities, as we have historically known them, are dead. Forget the past. Except for Columbus, Ohio's big cities have endured vast population and job losses. City leaders realize the glory days are not coming back. They are working on strategies to reinvent, transform or do an extreme makeover of thier towns in order to compete in the new global economy. The Dispatch takes a look at the issues, through the eyes of those living in those cities, at Ohio's urban plight. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/special_reports/stories/2007/cities/index.html There are a number of things I think they have confused (and I'm sure many will agree here) like the commonly accepted theory that people fled from the city because of crime and bad schools, when it was probably people fleeing that in fact caused both. Still baffled as to why people would leave the city, especially Columbus where we didn't have so much stinky industry. Not to mention that now it is the perception of crime which is more harmful than actual crime. Most of it takes place in urban neighborhoods you wouldn't go to anyway.
December 3, 200717 yr In the late 60s and into the 70s, crime was a cause as much as response. Schools are so very complicated in Ohio because all the big cities once had massive Catholic school systems with Cincinnati's being the most comprehensive. Umm. . . many left because of issues connected with race and to a lesser extent serious upward mobility on the part of the Catholic and Jewish communities in these cities, through in some serious deindustrialization and voila . ..
December 3, 200717 yr The audio from the Brookings guy was frustratingly slow-paced and cliche. It seemed though as if the people he was talking to had honestly not heard any of this stuff before. But the core cultural problems with American cities today is that people prefer imitations to the real thing when it comes to buildings and culture (music, movies, etc.). Related is this idea of "vacation" and "paradise" in which their hometown cannot compare despite the dream location's lack of practicality. Relentlessly you hear people in Ohio talk about "the beach", for example. On the intellectual side fledgling hipsters and intellectuals dream of being part of some scene in their 20's that will be looked back upon in the way the beats and every subcultural scene since is portrayed by cable documentaries. People just need to grow up.
December 6, 200717 yr We've been discussing this already here: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=14710.0
December 7, 200717 yr The pedestrian map/kiosks are a terrific idea - when they first proposed them for Cleveland, some people balked but honestly I see people using them all the time. I'd be curious about the Columbus design proposal - it doesn't look like there's any way to sell ad space (which is how Cleveland's are funded). They're a great way for the smaller local businesses to get exposure since they can purchase a smaller space on a single kiosk rather than have to "buy in bulk". I'd like to hear more about this too.
December 8, 200717 yr Democrats buy new, bigger HQ Downtown Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 2:16 PM By Joe Hallett,THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Buoyed by a rebirth after the 2006 statewide election, the Ohio Democratic Party has purchased a new Downtown home, nearly tripling the size of its current headquarters at 271 E. State Street. State party Chairman Chris Redfern said today that the party will move its staff of 38 to the 29,000-square-foot building formerly occupied by the Salvation Army at the corner of Fulton and Grant streets on Dec. 14. Redfern said the party will sell its current headquarters after the November 2008 election. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/12/05/new_hq.html
December 9, 200717 yr Columbus architects honor the year's best work Saturday, December 8, 2007 By Mike Pramik, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Finding your way around a 950,000-square-foot warehouse starts with the first step. How do you get in? Visitors will have no such problem at Abercrombie & Fitch's newest central Ohio distribution center. They simply head for an illuminated timber beacon that marks the entry and dresses up what could have been a plain box. The Columbus chapter of the American Institute of Architects recognized Meyers + Associates of Columbus for creating a warehouse that exudes both utility and visual interest. The AIA presented the Columbus architectural firm with one of three Honor Awards in the chapter's annual design competition. Other Honor Award winners: • Schooley Caldwell Associates, architect and engineer for the Westcott House, a home in Springfield designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Chambers, Murphy & Burge of Akron was the design architect for this project, which involved a complete restoration of the 1908 house. • Moody Nolan Inc. for the University of Illinois at Chicago's West Campus Sports and Fitness building. The Columbus company was design architect for the project. The architect of record was PSA-Dewberry of Fairfax, Va. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com
December 9, 200717 yr Above their old store. I think they used KofCbus for store and some office space. But they eventually took over the whole building.
December 17, 200717 yr Downtown firms doing office shuffle Monday, December 17, 2007 - 6:36 AM By Mike Pramik, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The game of musical chairs that law firms are playing Downtown has finally struck the right note for the managers of the Huntington Center. Thompson Hine said last week it's planning to move in the fall to the 37-story tower at 41 S. High Street. The lawyers are signing a 10-year lease for 38,000 square feet in what has long been one of Downtown's signature office buildings. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2007/12/17/ZONE17.ART_ART_12-17-07_C10_1G8P625.html?sid=101
January 7, 200817 yr Interesting series of stories from ThisWeekNews on mixed use development in the Central Ohio area. link: http://www.thisweeknews.com/?sec=special&story=sites/thisweeknews/122707/common/News/mixedblessings.html From the above link: "Mixed Blessings: In recent years, few urban design standards have been as important to local communities as mixed-use. From Bexley to Delaware and seemingly everywhere in between, city planners have adopted these guiding principles to give depth to their neighborhoods while creating multi-faceted opportunities for residents and businesses." BEXLEY: Mixed-use development offers opportunities along Main Street. DELAWARE: Mixed-use developments promise jobs, housing. DUBLIN: Mixed-use concept breaking ground in Dublin. GRANDVIEW: Trend toward mixed use often benefits developer, community. NEW ALBANY: Market Square a catalyst in New Albany. UPPER ARLINGTON: Mixed use is key to UA's master plan.
January 8, 200817 yr Well, of course, these are the "old" parts of these towns. Call me when all of Dublin, New Albany and Delaware County do this. Don't get me wrong, these are positive steps, but it all needs to be like that in these sprawly areas. In Delaware, is that Crossroads Music, Brickyard and Clancy's R-L?
January 9, 200817 yr Award for a downtown Columbus project via the website for Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design. link: http://www.jbadusa.com/newspress/newnews/108.html Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design (JBAD) receives an American Architecture Award Best New 2007 Building Design in the USA for Brunson Lofts COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press, Ltd. recently announced the thirty-five new distinguished buildings in the United States that it selected for the museum’s prestigious 2007 American Architecture Awards program. Jonathan Barnes Architecture & Design received this award for the Brunson Building Lofts in Columbus, Ohio. The Brunson Lofts was the only project in Ohio to win this award and the only urban high-rise building. For a full list of the award winners, visit: www.chi-athenaeum.org
January 10, 200817 yr Outdoor venue Crew Stadium adds concert stage Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 3:04 AM By Aaron Beck, The Columbus Dispatch When Germain Amphitheater ended its season late last year, presumably for the final time, the outlook was bleak for fans of large outdoor concerts in central Ohio. In the spring, though, the open-air, big-ticket concert forecast should improve with a new stage at Columbus Crew Stadium. No concerts have been confirmed, but Scott DeBolt, vice president of stadium operations, said the stage is to be completed in the north end of the venue by late April or early May. The construction, which will be privately funded, will cost more than $2 million. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/01/08/CREW.ART_ART_01-08-08_C3_WJ80OD5.html?sid=101
January 14, 200817 yr Okay I'm awake now. :type: The Edwards Companies, developers of the Gay Street condo neighborhood under construction downtown and projects in the Brewery District, have purchased the former Global Living building at 855 Grandview Avenue. According to this article, they are close to leasing the building. Good to hear. It would have been a shame to have the building vacant, or even worse, demolished or renovated. I've included a couple of photos when the building was occupied by the Global Living furniture store. Office furniture business likes Global Living building Monday, January 14, 2008 - 3:01 AM By Mike Pramik, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Developer Edwards Cos. bought the 119,000-square-foot building in Grandview Heights last month planning to transform it into offices and showrooms. Edwards Cos. recently completed leasing a similar project nearby, where it created about 90,000 square feet of offices in a warehouse at 1398-1404 Goodale Blvd. Global Living opened to some fanfare in 2004. It offered one-of-a-kind, contemporary and antique furniture in an airy, high-ceilinged space of about 50,000 square feet. But the business closed in October. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/01/14/ZONE0114.ART_ART_01-14-08_C10_4191O5U.html?sid=101
January 22, 200817 yr Mid-Ohio FoodBank receives $50K grant for "green" warehouse Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 2:40 PM EST Business First of Columbus By Matt Burns, Business First A national foundation that funds nonprofits has awarded $50,000 to the Mid-Ohio FoodBank for a green initiative at its newly acquired distribution center. The Troy, Mich.-based Kresge Foundation said the food bank was awarded a "challenge grant" earmarked for nonprofits involved in capital campaigns to construct or buy facilities, acquire property or make major equipment purchases. The grant is one of 65 awarded to nonprofits in 28 states for a total of $49.8 million. Read more at http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2008/01/21/daily6.html?f=et58&ana=e_du
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