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The owner of the former Carnegie Library understands why people may think he’s not making any progress renovating the 108-year-old property in the city’s Oakland neighborhood.
The exterior of the former public library — neglected since it became vacant about 20 years ago — appears about the same today as i...
A local entrepreneur is determined to grow her restaurant business when she relocates to the former bar space at Murphy’s Landing in downtown Middletown.
Naiyozcsia Thomason, better known as Mz. Jade, has been operating Mz. Jade’s Soul Food at 1105 Central Ave. in the Pendleton Arts Center for the past year.
Sometim...
Ohio has a new port authority after Middletown City Council approved creating a municipal entity for economic development.
Council approved emergency legislation at its Tuesday meeting to terminate the agreement with Moving Middletown Forward Community Improvement Corporation as the city’s agent for industrial, commercial, distribution and research development and to creat...
Middletown's economic development efforts got a major boost with the recent announcement that one of southwest Ohio's largest public companies would be opening a massive facility in the city.
In November, I broke the news that Cintas Corp. — a corporate uniform and service company based in Mason — signed a 10-year leas...
Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, one Dayton-area city has seen an influx of new businesses opening for business.
The city of Middletown has seen over seven new businesses open their doors locally this year, ranging from food markets and boutiques to restaurants and kayak rental businesses. Chris Xeil Lyons, the cit...
Middletown is looking to help the California investment group that owns the Towne Mall Galleria in developing a new master plan for the 43-year-old facility at the city’s front door off Interstate 75.
Last week, Middletown City Council approved an emergency ordinance to develop a plan and to partner with mal...
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into its ninth month, many federal funds aimed at helping small business owners have dried up and those local businesses are searching for more assistance. As a result, Middletown is now working to provide thousands of dollars in forgivable micro-loans for loca...
A Middletown High School graduate who has been working as a freelance filmmaker is seeking an $8,000 small business grant to help get his multimedia business up and running.
Entrepreneur Alfredo Peters was born and raised in Middletown and is a 2009 MHS graduate. He graduated from Grand Valley State Universit...
Kayaking season on the Great Miami River may be done for the year, but one of Middletown’s newest businesses expects to remain busy with local bands and new offerings.
Karen Richardson said the BAABs Kayaking and Livery, 2401 Carmody Blvd., now features a full bar and is working to raise fund...
New Miami program helping students learn careers in Hamilton, Middletown could spread Ohio-wide
Nov 1 2020A new experimental school-to-work program based at Miami University’s Hamilton and Middletown regional campuses is the template for all Ohio community and four-year universities, state leaders and school officials said this week.
And the Hamilton component of Miami’s Work Plus Program may eventually include providing downtown housing for participating students, sai...
Commissioners plan to stockpile PPE
Oct 15 2020The Butler County commissioners are planning to find or possibly build a location to stockpile personal protective equiment and other supplies to weather the coronavirus pandemic long-term.
Commissioner Don Dixon said during a budget hearing with the county's maintenance department they need to consider building, renting or retrofitting an existing county building...
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — In small town Ohio, commerce isn’t flowing like usual for a lot of businesses, causing some to close their doors due to the impact of the pandemic.
Many of these towns are looking at different ways to bring business back—Middletown is one of them.
So to bring traffic to th...
McCrabb: These new Butler County businesses have taken brave steps during coronavirus precautions
Oct 4 2020BUTLER COUNTY — When asked why she and her business partner would open a restaurant during the coronavirus, Monica Nenni, co-owner of a popular downtown Middletown bar, responded: “Crazy times make people do crazy things."
During the last seven months when we have been strangled by the coronavirus and its ever-changin...
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WKRC) - Several Butler County business and community leaders sent a letter to the Butler County Commissioners, Madison Township Trustees and the Butler County Planning and Rural Zoning Commission members asking them to support and vote to approve the Planned Unit Development application that Land of Illusion submitte...
MIDDLETOWN — Once home to three family-owned Italian restaurants that have since closed, a Middletown building will soon be transformed into another Italian restaurant.
Melissa Kutzera and Monica Nenni, co-owners of West Central Wine on Central Avenue, are leasing the building that housed Stefano’s Italian Cafe and are opening Bandanas Italia...
'Continue to reinvent yourself': CEO of Hightowers Petroleum talks long-term growth strategy
Sep 11 2020When Covid-19 rocked the oil industry, CEO Steve Hightower says he shifted his focus toward the same guiding principles that shaped his company's growth in the first place.
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In an effort to help entrepreneurs, small business owners and start-ups, Middletown is in the process of updating its Small Business Entrepreneurial Assistance Grant program.
Chris Xeil Lyons, the city’s economic development director, has been working to reach out to small business owners to help them strengthen their business in th...
