Women Of Influence

In the latest installment of our beer-focused podcast series, we discuss a golden ale from North High Brewing that commemorates the 100th anniversary of Ohio Farm Bureau. plus what's going on in the industry and more.

The options for beer drinkers have never been better as the booming craft brewing scene in Ohio and nationwide has store shelves stocked with interesting offerings. In our podcast, we gather to test some beers and talk about the industry.

Columbus is in the national spotlight after winning the federal government's Smart City Challenge, bringing millions into the region to spur innovation in transportation and mobility. Mayor Andrew Ginther has said he wants private investment to boost the amount put into the effort to more than $1 billion...

Data center operators in Central Ohio can be excused for having their heads in the clouds these days. Cloud storage is front and center in their discussions with companies looking for the best solution to keep and protect the data that’s essential to the success of their enterprises. Cloud storage can be part of that along with colocation of servers, network management and disaster-recovery plans. “For the most part,’ says Cologix Inc...

Special advertising feature to Columbus Business First No longer exclusive of each other, Ohio’s career centers and traditional high schools are working together to prepare students for the next step along the educational pathway...

Columbus Business First talks to Ohio State University President Michael Drake about the city's Smart City Challenge win, redevelopment around campus and sustainability.

Rep. Pat Tiberi is joining with several colleagues on the bipartisan Investing in Opportunity Act, which aims to boost investment in struggling neighborhoods by providing tax advantages to those who put money into them, and by making it easier to pool money into investment funds targeting those areas.

This week's podcast looks at Ohio's community colleges and what the institutions can do to help solve the state's work force challenges. We discuss with Ohio Association of Community Colleges CEO Jack Hershey some initiatives the state's two-year schools are undertaking in cooperation with the business community that's desperately seeking qualified workers...

For this week's podcast, we sat down with Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown to get the Democrat's thoughts on a range of issues facing the state and a divide Congress in Washington, D.C. The discussion included proposals to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, whether JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other mega banks were too big to fail, whether for-profit colleges should face tighter regulation, efforts to rein in payday lenders and more...

With Hillary Clinton close to wrapping up the Democratic nomination for president, speculation is turning to potential running mates. One name on her short list is said to be Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, both because of his progressive leanings and the help he'd bring in the ultimate swing state. Hear what Brown had to say about that in this podcast short.