Columbus CEO

09/03/2025

Drumroll ... here are the winners in our 18th annual Best of Business reader poll... We look forward to recognizing them at the awards celebration on Oct. 8.

Our 18th annual awards recognize 82 winners and 170 runners-up who earned top marks in our survey.

09/02/2025

Columbus has been ranked No. 1 on Site Selection Magazine's "Global Groundwork Index." Learn more in Jim Weiker's story in The Columbus Dispatch.

Site Selection Magazine put Columbus on top of a new ranking of business growth and public infrastructure investment.

08/28/2025

Nominations are open for Top Workplaces 2026. Here’s a look back at this year’s winner in the Small size category, Zink Corp., which strives to create a culture where employees thrive and drive the business’ success.

The winner of the Small Organizations category strives to create a culture where its employee-owners thrive and drive the business’ success.

08/27/2025

Columbus Metropolitan Library CEO Lauren Hagan talks with NBC4’s Colleen Marshall about how CML provides not just books, but also literacy services, homework help, meals, gathering places and more. Hagan was the guest at this morning’s CEO Insights series from the Columbus Chamber of Commerce.

Learn more about Hagan in our story from earlier this year: https://www.columbusceo.com/story/business/briefs/2025/05/20/new-columbus-library-ceo-lauren-hagan-maintains-commitment-to-community/83748706007/

08/25/2025

A partnership between a Columbus moving company and a nonprofit is turning trash into treasure. Two Men and a Junk Truck and the Furniture Bank of Central Ohio are diverting household items from the landfill to benefit those in need.

Two Men and a Junk Truck and the Furniture Bank of Central Ohio are diverting items from the landfill to benefit those in need.

08/22/2025

Learn how the Columbus Partnership and other organizations are focusing on initiatives such as education, transportation, digital connectivity and housing to ensure the city remains attractive and affordable.

Officials are focusing on initiatives such as education, transit, connectivity and housing to ensure the city remains attractive and affordable.

08/19/2025

The hunt to find Columbus CEO's Top Workplaces 2026 is underway. Submit your organization for consideration today! There is no charge to participate.

The 14th annual recognition program honors Central Ohio’s best employers, as rated by their own employees.

08/18/2025

Kenny McDonald is leaving One Columbus, which he has led since 2010. Jim Weiker of The Columbus Dispatch talked to McDonald and explores his impact on business in the region.

Kenny McDonald, who for years led central Ohio's economic development efforts, is stepping down.

08/15/2025

Mount Carmel Dublin, part of Mount Carmel Health, is the latest full-service hospital and medical campus that's part of a regionwide medical boom.

Central Ohio’s newest hospital offers inpatient care, an emergency room and numerous outpatient services.

08/12/2025

Lighthouse Avionics, based in Hilliard City Lab, is helping first responders gain an eye in the sky with drone-based surveillance systems.

The company, based in Hilliard City Lab, makes drone-based surveillance systems to aid law enforcement and other customers.

07/29/2025

Meet four breast cancer survivors who work at OhioHealth and provide care and support to patients facing their own diagnoses. Dr. Deepa Halaharvi says her personal experience enables her relate to and care for her patients “in more meaningful and profound ways.”

Four breast cancer survivors who work at OhioHealth provide care and support to patients facing their own diagnoses.

07/24/2025

Need a lawyer? Columbus CEO’s annual directory features 89 Central Ohio law firms ranging in size from two to 182 attorneys and representing numerous practice areas.

Columbus CEO’s annual directory of law firms features 89 Central Ohio practices ranging in size from two to 182 attorneys.