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'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...
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (FOX19) - A proposal from the City of Middletown and the Ohio Department of Transportation aims to improve and extend bike paths in the city.
The project would either add directional or shared lane marking on four roads in Middletown, according to the city’s press release.
The roads that coul...
In a 2017 survey, Middletown residents identified Chipotle as a highly desired restaurant for the the city.
Today, city officials can check Chipotle Mexican Grill off that list when the restaurant opens at 3445 Towne Blvd.
The new Chipotle is located in an outlot of the Towne Mall Galleria in front o...
Dairy Queen will be returning to its former Middletown location on Roosevelt Boulevard after more than 20 years.
Piyush Patel of Liberty Twp. received a building permit from the city of Middletown Building Department on July 23 to construct a new a Dairy Queen Grill & Chill in a sublot i...
Middletown City Council approved a pair of Small Business Entrepreneurial Assistance grants to help new businesses with start-up expenses.
One grant was awarded to BAAB’s Kayaking, 2401 Carmody Blvd., for $5,000 to cover permit fees and insurance costs with the Miami Conservancy District to enable access to the exit the Grea...
While the coronavirus has hampered businesses for the past few months, Middletown City Council approved a tax abatement and a small business grant.
Council approved an initial five-year Enterprise Zone Agreement to Knust Properties LLC for the development of two speculative buildings on six acres at the Greentree Industrial Park.
David Knus...
A new retail destination specializing in biker apparel and parts is slated to open in downtown.
Annie Up Boutique is set to makes its debut at 1391 Central Ave. with grand opening festivities planned for a later date, according to owner Andrea Booth, a lifelong Madison Twp. resident.
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MIDDLETOWN — Property owners in Middletown who have vacant lots adjacent to their own will have the opportunity to purchase them starting July 1.
Middletown previously had a program to allow adjacent property owners or nonprofits to purchase these lots that the city was maintaining for $500 to cover the transfer and othe...
Where Ohio ranks among best states for business
Jun 19 2020Ohio is one of the best states for business, according to Chief Executive magazine.
The Buckeye State ranked No. 9 on the magazine's annual ranking of Best & Worst States for Business. Chief Executive praised Ohio for its "demonstrated (value) through the continuous groundbreakings and expansions," citing projects like CoverMyMeds' Columbus are...
MIDDLETOWN — In the next few weeks, improvements at Sunset Park and the adjacent neighborhood will mark the completion of Middletown’s first project in its 25-year, $269 million Long Term Control Plan mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The city signed a consent decree with the EPA to develop the program t...
Site Selection Factors for the Automotive Industry
The U.S., Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA), for example, which has now higher local [requirements] content. So before, the local content for automotive projects was at about 62%, and now they raised it to 75%, which means you have to manufacture much more in th...
Living through coronavirus: Middletown distillery shifts to hand sanitizer, ‘overwhelmed’ by sales
Mar 31 2020When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine closed the bars earlier this month to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, a West Chester Twp. couple knew they had to shift their business model.
Mike and Debbie Dranschak opened White Dog Distilling Company on Central Avenue in Middletown 16 months ago and they realize...
Thank You for Making Ohio No. 1!
Mar 30 2020Ohio has an outstanding economic development network that goes above and beyond for communities, companies and people. By working together toward a common goal, you make a difference. Site Selection Magazine’s Governor’s Cup results are a testament to this unwavering work ethic. You helped make Ohio No. 1!
As the No. 1 stat...
Construction has started on a $10 million school campus expansion that Middletown School officials say will help both relieve elementary classroom overcrowding and improve learning spaces.
Middletown school and city officials recently broke ground on the campus of Rosa Park Elementary to begin construction on additional classroom space.
When the new additio...
Forced by coronavirus shutdowns, remote learning is an experiment on a grand scale, and so far area students, parents and teachers say for the most part it is working.
Since Ohio mandated the closing of K-12 schools at least until April 6, school officials in Butler and Warren counties have scramble...
The AK Steel Middletown Works plant is open and considered an essential business during the current COVID-19 pandemic, which officials clarified after the city’s emergency dispatch center received numerous calls this week about there still being activity at the site.
“They are an essential (business), but people keep calling about it,&rdquo...
Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as Governor Mike DeWine, the JobsOhio board of directors held its quarterly public board of directors meeting via live webinar on March 17, 2020. While JobsOhio reported its results of ongoing initiatives, it also addressed the current COVID-1...
Consultant: Making Middletown neighborhood historic could be ‘powerful tool’ for new life
Jan 23 2020A consultant told the Middletown City Council that if the Oakland neighborhood is designated a historic district, it could become “a powerful tool” for the city’s economic growth.
Dan Barton of Brainwave Historic Preservation Consulting said the Oakland area has “fallen on hard times,” but he believes with the right pla...
How To Handle Mondays As An Entrepreneur
Jan 5 2020An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but it won’t do anything to cure you of a case of the Mondays. Making a successful transition from weekend mode to workweek mode can require practice. After all, we have a lot working against us on Mondays.
For starters, science say...
Since its beginnings in 1899, the success and fortunes of the company now known as AK Steel and Middletown have been largely intertwined.
When George M. Verity founded the American Rolling Mill Co., better known as Armco Steel, Middletown was already flourishing with several paper companies and a tobacco company, sai...
In the battle for talent and economic growth, U.S. cities are often competing with each other to become the next tech hubs and in luring new investment and jobs.
In Ohio, however, venture capital investors in three cities are working together to boost the state's startup appeal.
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Ohio continues to climb in several annual state business rankings
In the past four months, Ohio has received exciting news from a host of leading business publications, reaching into the Top 10 in the country in several annual state business rankings. Most notable, of course, is Ohio’s jump in the CNBC rankings fro...
It’s not uncommon for entrepreneurs to live and breathe their work. It’s what most of our mentors and role models did to turn their own ideas into successful businesses. But at what cost?
It may be taboo to discuss, but there’s a psychological price to being an entrepreneur. Founders experience everything fro...
