Business First-Columbus articles from December 1995

Business First-Columbus archives from December 1995

Colleges, hospitals, business viewed as community assets.(Special Report)
December 25, 1995... REPORT CARD SECTOR GRADE Local governments C+ Public schools C Colleges and universities B Law enforcement C+ Hospitals...

Gemstar speculates on rising housing demand. (Gemstar Homes)
December 25, 1995... Gemstar Homes plans to increase its 1996 production around suburban Columbus with a much heavier emphasis on building spec housing. Columbus-based Gemstar, a division of S.A.R. Cos., expects to build more than 200 homes in Franklin County,...

Seelbinder group files Chapter 11 to stop building sale. (G. Arthur Seelbinder)
December 25, 1995... A Columbus development partnership headed by G. Arthur Seelbinder has filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors in a bid to prevent the forced sale of an office building. 7991 Columbus Pike Ltd., owner of a 71,000-square-foot office...

Women, minorities seek more places at the table. (top 10 most influential people survey in Greater Columbus, Ohio)(Special Report)
December 25, 1995... In Greater Columbus - as in much of the rest of the United States - the color of money is white. And male. While some shied away from talking about the reality that white males dominate Business First's top 10 most influential people...

Business seeks beefed up transit, highway systems.(Special Report)
December 25, 1995... Regional business and community leaders believe the region's transportation infrastructure could use improvement, especially its transit and highway systems. A Business First survey of 118 community leaders found mixed reviews on the level...

Call and Post sues rival in trade secret dispute. (Columbus Post)
December 18, 1995... The Columbus Call and Post, a weekly black newspaper, has slapped a $3.5 million lawsuit on a new competitor, alleging the new paper has copied its logo and layouts and stolen trade secrets. The suit, filed Dec. 12, also alleges Columbus Post...

'Brick-and-mortar' helps build business at Fifth Third bank. (Fifth Third Bancorp.)(Company Profile)
December 18, 1995... No one ever accused Fifth Third Bancorp of being progressive. In fact, the Cincinnati-based holding company is resisting trends at every turn. Unlike its competitors, the company won't merge its various bank subsidiaries into a handful of...

Moody/Nolan, NBBJ land big-league sports projects. (architectural firms)
December 18, 1995... Two Columbus architecture firms have scored big hits in designing sports arenas. An architectural team led by Columbus-based NBBJ will design a $250 million, 42,000-seat facility for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team. And Moody/Nolan...

Ashland Oil Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
December 18, 1995... Company Name Ashland Oil, Inc. Exchange NYSE Symbol ASH Local Subsidiary Ashland Chemical Company Profile Ashland Oil, based in Russell, Ky., is the 48th largest industrial company in the United States. Dublin-based Ashland Chemical is...

Consolidation, demand feed Abbott's appetite for growth. (Abbott Foods Inc.)
December 11, 1995... Growing consumer appetite for food away from home, combined with food-distribution industry consolidation, has Columbus-based Abbott Foods Inc. expanding. Abbott Foods early next year plans to complete a $5.5 million, 82,800-square-foot...

Building boom creates trades-worker shortage. (Central Ohio's construction sector)
December 11, 1995... A booming economy, low interest rates and negligible unemployment have combined to create an enviable problem for Central Ohio's construction industry: There's too much work and not enough workers. "It's a huge issue," said Cathy Conlon,...

Mark Pi restaurant chain adds retooling plan to menu.
December 11, 1995... The Mark Pi restaurant chain will start with a base of 51 franchised sites primarily in Ohio and Indiana under a reorganization plan filed Nov. 30. The plan, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for chain franchising affiliate JKMO Co., calls for...