COLUMBUS

Columbus Business News

This page covers corporate activity, market developments and commercial trends in Columbus. Reporting takes in business organizations, industry shifts and the economic climate that shapes the city.


Philanthropy

Live Poll

Do you support using leftover public road funds for downtown improvements in Columbus?

Philanthropy

Council Approves Gateway Entrance Fund

Columbus City Council voted 6-3 to dissolve the Railroad Overpass Fund and redirect its surplus into a downtown gateway project.

Council Approves Gateway Entrance Fund

People

People

Columbus Fire Deputy Chief Returns to Frontline Ops

Deputy Chief Mike Kutsko steps back from administration to rejoin emergency operations in the Fire Suppression Division.


Industry

Live Poll

Should city and county offices remain open during Election Day to improve public access?

Utilities

Columbus Offices to Close for Election Day

City and Bartholomew County facilities will shutter on November 3, 2026, for the General Election.

Columbus Offices to Close for Election Day

Openings & Closings

Live Poll

Will the scheduled road closures in your area disrupt your commute this Monday?

Openings & Closings

Columbus Will Close County Road 325W September 28

Maintenance crews will restrict traffic on the road for one day to perform necessary centerline striping work.

Columbus Will Close County Road 325W September 28

Coverage takes in company expansions, organizational leadership transitions, retail closures and shifts in the regional market. It reaches across the city and the communities around it. In this city, professional and financial services often anchor the local economy, driving consistent demand for commercial space. Changes to corporate strategy and regulatory responses to market conditions appear most frequently in the daily reporting cycle.