Archive for the ‘News’ Category

JPMorgan Chase opens new community center in Linden neighborhood

By Clay Gordon WBNS — 10TV Investing in the Linden neighborhood is noticeable when driving down Cleveland Avenue. Lots have been cleared and construction is underway on a new library, […]

JPMorganChase ‘not a fair-weather friend,’ CEO Jamie Dimon says at Linden branch

By Carrie Ghose Columbus Business First A few bemused customers walked into JPMorganChase’s Northern Lights branch Wednesday and found themselves in a semicircle of cameras and microphones from every news […]

B1G Impact Pioneers: Ohio State’s Stephanie Hightower

Learn more about the legacy of CUL President & CEO Stephanie Hightower, a member of the B1G Impact Pioneers Class of 2025, as seen on the Big Ten Network (and […]

Plan to address Central Ohio’s economic inclusion problem is taking shape

By Zachary Jarrell Columbus Business First A plan to address Central Ohio’s economic inclusion problem is taking shape. Last year, Columbus ranked last for racially inclusive growth among the “very […]

Central Ohio economist shares predictions for 2025

Via All Sides with Amy Juravich WOSU Public Media Every January, economist Bill LaFayette predicts the economic outlook for central Ohio. His assessment for 2025 is not-so-rosy. There’s a workforce […]

Expect anemic job growth in Columbus this year, expert forecasts

By Jim Weiker The Columbus Dispatch This year, for the fourth year in a row, employment growth will remain sluggish in central Ohio, according to an annual economic forecast for the […]

National Urban League Mourns President Carter as “Rarest of Politicians, Driven by Faith and Ideals”

National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the passing of former President Jimmy Carter: “President Carter was that rarest of politicians […]

Carter, Hightower encourage Ohio State graduates to serve, create community

By Chris Bournea Ohio State News At The Ohio State University’s 2024 autumn commencement Sunday at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. and keynote speaker Stephanie Hightower […]

Stephanie Hightower dares Buckeyes to be ‘unstoppable’ at autumn 2024 commencement

By Sandra Fu The Lantern – OSU More than 2,400 graduated and their families gathered in the Schottenstein Center Sunday afternoon for Ohio State’s autumn 2024 commencement ceremony. Of 3,511 […]

Meet Stephanie Hightower: Olympian, Former Student-Athlete and Autumn 2024 Commencement Speaker

By Mariam Abaza The Lantern Stephanie Hightower’s welcome into the Buckeye family came in 1976 when she received a personal phone call from then-head football coach Wayne Woodrow “Woody” Hayes, […]