spotlight Calendar p6 Healthcare p7 New members p4 Events p5 Chamber’s Spring Cha-Ching event was a huge success! Recently, the Grandview Chamber hosted its first up- scale event, the Spring Cha- Ching at the Hollywood Ca- sino. Highlights of the evening included a great silent auction, that generated over $2,000 to benefit the Chamber’s Scholar- ship and Workforce Develop- ment Funds, music by local band, The Combovers, and an awards presentation. Kurt Ludlow, co-anchor of the 5:30 news on WBNS 10TV, was the evening’s emcee. “We hoped for an atten- dance level of a hundred for our first event, and we had 196 registered attendees,” noted Michelle Wilson. “We were thrilled to get the support we did on our first event, and look forward to doing this every year.” The silent auction was handled entirely by Global Touch Marketing, a new mar- keting firm in Grandview. They built an app for bidding on the items which allowed guests to explore the casino and still be involved in the bidding process. “They did an amaz- ing job with taking an idea and bringing it to life in a very short period of time,” commented Wilson. Each year, the Chamber rec- ognizes four members for their contributions to the Chamber and the Grandview community overall. The 2013 Awards were given to the following: Most Involved Member Award: Melissa Howell, owner of Shear Impres- sions Hair Design Melissa has been a member of the Grandview Chamber for many years and supports the programming with participa- tion, and produce and service giveaways regularly. Community Service Award: Mary Ludlum, Director, Grandview Heights Public Library Mary has been at the helm of the Grandview Library since 2008 and will be retiring this year. She has been a constant advocate for the library and its community role. She always is present at community func- tions and is an innovative thinker who will be missed! Small Business Person of the Year Award: Bonnie James, Advanced Reading Concepts For the past 36 years, Bon- nie has changed thousands of lives by teaching speed reading courses to individuals and businesses. She has been hon- ored by many other institu- tions including Tech Columbus for her role in helping engi- neers and scientists improve their productivity. She is a great friend and advocate of the Grandview Chamber. Meridian Award: Hayley Head Hayley recently retired from her position of Executive Di- rector of the Tri-Village Mentor League, where for 10 years, she worked diligently on behalf of the Grandview and Upper Arlington youth to enrich their lives. She has impacted so many young lives through her passion for the TVML mission, and many others with her gen- erous contributions of time, encouragement and support. 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YOUR HOMETOWN REMODELING COMPANY April 11, 2013 Connections in Commerce | www.grandviewchamber.org Vol. 2 | Issue 3 THIRD ANNUAL GRANDVIEW DIGFEST Event set for Saturday, June 15 from 4 to 11 p.m. The location will be the same as last year on Yard Street, but addi- tional drink vendors are expected this year with the addition of many new establishments in the last year. “We have extended this year’s event by an hour since we found that patrons were just not ready to end the fun at 10 p.m.” said Michelle Wilson, Executive Direc- tor of the Grandview Area Chamber and Destination Grandview. “And, the first hour of the event will be “Meet the Maker,” an opportu- nity to have conversa- tions with the crafters before the entertain- ment begins and the crowds start to fill up the venue.” The goal of the Grandview Digfest is to promote the unique and wide variety of the micro-distilleries, win- eries and craft breweries we have in central Ohio. Patrons can purchase a taste of individual products as well as full- pours. There are food offerings and the enter- tainment always keeps the crowd entertained. Curtis Onofri, Digfest Chairperson added that this year there will be specialized craft ven- dors to complement the beverage vendors. This would include crafters of locally made bar ac- cessories, bar furniture, growler bags, etc. The home brewing competition will again be a major feature of the event. If you are a home brewer and wish to enter the competi- tion, judged by SODZ, you will find registration information at www. grandviewdigfest.com. Don’t miss the coolest party of the summer! Join us June 15 and “Come Party In Our Backyard.” See CHA-CHING on page 2 Gregory A. Kidwell Joelle M. Khouzam
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spotlightCalendar p6 Healthcare p7 New members p4Events p5
Chamber’s Spring Cha-Ching event was a huge success!Recently, the Grandview
Chamber hosted its first up-scale event, the Spring Cha-Ching at the Hollywood Ca-sino. Highlights of the evening included a great silent auction, that generated over $2,000 to benefit the Chamber’s Scholar-ship and Workforce Develop-ment Funds, music by local band, The Combovers, and an awards presentation. Kurt Ludlow, co-anchor of the 5:30 news on WBNS 10TV, was the evening’s emcee.
“We hoped for an atten-dance level of a hundred for our first event, and we had 196 registered attendees,” noted Michelle Wilson. “We were thrilled to get the support we did on our first event, and look forward to doing this every year.”
The silent auction was handled entirely by Global Touch Marketing, a new mar-keting firm in Grandview. They built an app for bidding on the items which allowed guests to explore the casino and still
be involved in the bidding process. “They did an amaz-ing job with taking an idea and bringing it to life in a very short period of time,” commented Wilson.
Each year, the Chamber rec-ognizes four members for their contributions to the Chamber and the Grandview community overall. The 2013 Awards were given to the following:
Most Involved Member Award: Melissa Howell, owner of Shear Impres-sions Hair Design
Melissa has been a member of the Grandview Chamber for many years and supports the programming with participa-tion, and produce and service giveaways regularly.
Community Service Award: Mary Ludlum, Director, Grandview Heights Public Library
Mary has been at the helm of the Grandview Library since 2008 and will be retiring this year. She has been a constant
advocate for the library and its community role. She always is present at community func-tions and is an innovative thinker who will be missed!
Small Business Person of the Year Award: Bonnie James, Advanced Reading Concepts
For the past 36 years, Bon-nie has changed thousands of
lives by teaching speed reading courses to individuals and businesses. She has been hon-ored by many other institu-tions including Tech Columbus for her role in helping engi-neers and scientists improve their productivity. She is a great friend and advocate of the Grandview Chamber.
Meridian Award: Hayley Head
Hayley recently retired from her position of Executive Di-rector of the Tri-Village Mentor League, where for 10 years, she worked diligently on behalf of the Grandview and Upper Arlington youth to enrich their lives. She has impacted so many young lives through her passion for the TVML mission, and many others with her gen-erous contributions of time, encouragement and support.
Special honors were given to two long-time leaders in this community and of the Grandview Area Chamber
The Chamber’s Scholar-ship Fund was re-named the Kidwell Scholarship Fund in honor of Gregory A. Kidwell. Greg is the President of Path-ways/Members First Credit Union. Greg has served on the board for over 12 years as both treasurer and president and
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THIRD ANNUAL GRANDVIEW DIGFEST
Event set for Saturday, June 15 from 4 to 11 p.m.The location will be
the same as last year on Yard Street, but addi-tional drink vendors are expected this year with the addition of many new establishments in the last year.
“We have extended this year’s event by an hour since we found that patrons were just not ready to end the fun at 10 p.m.” said Michelle Wilson, Executive Direc-tor of the Grandview
Area Chamber and Destination Grandview. “And, the first hour of the event will be “Meet the Maker,” an opportu-nity to have conversa-tions with the crafters before the entertain-ment begins and the crowds start to fill up the venue.”
The goal of the Grandview Digfest is to promote the unique and wide variety of the micro-distilleries, win-
eries and craft breweries we have in central Ohio.
Patrons can purchase a taste of individual
products as well as full-pours. There are food offerings and the enter-tainment always keeps the crowd entertained. Curtis Onofri, Digfest Chairperson added that this year there will be specialized craft ven-dors to complement the beverage vendors. This would include crafters of locally made bar ac-cessories, bar furniture, growler bags, etc.
The home brewing
competition will again be a major feature of the event. If you are a home brewer and wish to enter the competi-tion, judged by SODZ, you will find registration information at www.grandviewdigfest.com.
Don’t miss the coolest party of the summer! Join us June 15 and “Come Party In Our Backyard.”
See CHA-CHING on page 2
Gregory A. Kidwell Joelle M. Khouzam
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has dedicated count-less hours to benefit the Chamber. Members First is supportive of the Grandview Community in many ways such as the sponsorship of the annual Easter Egg Hunt with the City of GH, the presenting sponsor of the Annual Taste of Grand-view, and several other community events and initiatives.
A new fund also was
established in honor of Joelle M. Khouzam; the Khouzam Workforce De-velopment Scholarship. Joelle also has served the Chamber for over 12 years as a board member and legal counsel. She currently sits as the City Attorney for the City of GH in addition to being the managing partner of Carlile, Patchen & Murphy. Joelle was instrumental in formal-izing the Grandview Community Association
that runs the annual Tour de Grandview Bike Race. In addition, it was Joelle who first organized the Grandview Farmer’s Market. She is tireless in her work and volunteer efforts on behalf of the Grandview area, so it is apt that a workforce development fund be named in honor of her.
A portion of the pro-ceeds raised from the Spring Cha-Ching will benefit both the Kidwell Scholarship Fund and
the Khouzam Workforce Development Scholar-ship. Applications for those scholarships will be available in the Grand-view Heights high school counseling office in early April.
Finally, many, many thanks to everyone who supported the Spring Cha-Ching! It will make a difference in the lives of GHHS students.
Michelle Wilson, Executive Director (614) 486-0196, [email protected]
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Mobile Marketing is making an impact in today’s marketplace. Back in the late 90’s when cell phones were becoming more popular, did you ever think that someday they would be used for marketing? Technology has evolved from the typical cell phone into the hand held computer known as the smartphone. People now make payments, read reviews, and even redeem coupons through their phones.
Here are some statistics that most likely will get you thinking more about mobile marketing:
• 98% of SMS messages sent are opened, and 83% of them are opened within three minutes
• Four out of five consumers use smartphones to shop
• 68% of men are likely to make purchases due to mobile ads, whereas only 58% of women are likely to make a purchase
• Men are more likely than women to redeem mobile coupons (35% vs. 27%)
• 44% of advanced device own-ers are looking for coupon oppor-tunities on their devices and 17% have already purchased a product
via mobile platforms• 55% of consumers express
an interest in mobile coupons but only 10 percent have actually received one from a merchant
• 21% of consumers search for a coupon on their mobile device while in a store
• 56% of people believe mobile can make the shopping experience more enjoyable
• Nearly 50% of smartphone owners use (or plan to use) their phones for mobile shopping
The statistics show that people,
now more than ever are using their mobile device to assist with their purchasing decisions. As smartphone phone usage grows, now might be a good time to ask yourself if it is time to add mobile to your marketing strategy?
SOURCES: comScore, 2012, Mobile Advertising Survey, 2012, GfK,2012, Mercator Advisory Group, 2012, Mobile Audience Insights Re-port from JiWire, 2012, Lightspeed Research, 2011, ABI Research, 2010, Techpedia, 2011
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Twenty-one percent of consumers search for a coupon on their mobile device while in a store.
NEW MEMBERS
Saturday, May 25 5 to 9 p.m.
Friday, June 28 5 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, July 27 5 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, August 31 5 to 9 p.m.
DON’T MISS THEGRANDVIEW HOP SEASON!!
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EURO Bike Night is a unique alterna-tive to other bike nights in the Colum-bus, Ohio area and beyond. It began in 2007 when Michael Small and Stephen Newton, long time contributors to the Grandview community, decided it was time for something different. We always felt a bit out of place while visit-ing many other local bike nights in the area. It was typical to find only a small sampling of European motorcycles such as our own. These other bike nights are typically dominated by Harley Davidson and a variety of Japanese brand sport bikes. We sat around drinking coffee on Grandview Avenue one evening and pondered starting our own event. What started out as an e-mail to several fellow EURO bike owners soon established it-self as the first European-themed event in the state.
So what makes us different? Well, the obvious is the focus on European motorcycles and scooters. On any given night one can find an amazing array of European technology on display, be it vintage or the hottest bikes right off the showroom floor. BMW, Ducati and Triumph are always well represented. And, it's always exciting to see what else
might roll in: Norton, BSA, Moto Guzzi, Aprilia, MV Agusta, Vespa. EURO is the focus but we exclude no one. All makes and models are not only welcome but encouraged to attend. But it's much more – our bike night is also a very family-friendly event. It is quite com-mon for local families to walk to the event. Nothing pleases the kids more than Jeni's Ice Cream on a warm sum-mer evening and getting to sit on an ac-commodating bike owner's machine for a quick photo op. Finally, our bike night has really started to feel like a fam-ily reunion each time we meet. Great friendships have been fostered and we continue to welcome newcomers into the family each season.
We hope you'll stop by Grandview Avenue and check us out this year.
SOURCE: eurobikenight.com
2013 EURO Bike Night ScheduleGrandview EURO Bike Night will be held twice a month beginning April 30. Thereafter, it will be held the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month through September at 6 p.m. This schedule is subject to change. Visit eurobikenight.com for updates.
EURO Bike Night will meet up again this summer in Grandview
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COMING EVENTS
June 15 • 4 to 11 p.m.www.grandviewdigfest.com
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Monthly Luncheon: “Pay it Forward”Chamber luncheon will feature North American Broadcasting Co. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., First Community Village, Gardiner Room. Register online at www.grandviewchamber.org
ForeHope Benefit Golf Outing“Texas Golf Scramble” will take place at Mohican Hills Golf Course with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Register online at www.forehope.org
Monthly Luncheon: A Personal Connection to Breast CancerJoin the chamber as Miguel Perez of Komen Columbus speaks. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Z. Cucina. Register online at www.grandviewchamber.org
Grandview’s Great Garage Sale9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit www.grandviewheights.org for more information.
Tri-Annual Mother’s Day Home TourFrom 1 to 4 p.m., the Tour this year will feature three early Marble Cliff homes, that are all Craftsman Style. Visit www.gcmchs.org for more information.
Memorial Day Service7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Memorial Park at the corner of Northwest Blvd and Oxley Road, rain location is at the Grandview High School Auditorium.
Memorial Day Parade, W. First Avenue between Cambridge Blvd. and Pierce Field., 10 a.m.,Visit www.grandviewheights.org
Community Cookout Stop by for a hot dog and mingle with your neighbors! Following the parade at Myers Realty, 1221 Grandview Avenue.
Grandview HOPEnjoy live music, vendors and specials at participating merchants. 5 to 9 p.m. along Grandview Avenue between First and Fifth avenues. www.grandviewhop.com
Music on the LawnBand is The Professors (60’s Rock). 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Grandview Library, ghpl.org
Music on the LawnBand is Conspiracy (R&B Funk). 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Grandview Library, ghpl.org
Monthly Luncheon: Networking EventNo set program, come eat and mingle with fellow members. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Grandview Heights High School,www.grandviewchamber.org
Third Annual Grandview Digfest!Celebrate local beverage crafters, savor some great eats, and enjoy live music by local bands. 4 to 11 p.m. at the Grandview Yard,www.grandviewdigfest.com
Music on the lawnBand is Dave Powers (Jazz) 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.¸ Grandview Library, ghpl.org
Music on the LawnBand is The British Invasion (60’s Music). 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Grandview Library, ghpl.org
Grandview HOPEnjoy live music, vendors and specials at participating merchants. 5 to 9 p.m. along Grandview Avenue between First and Fifth avenues. www.grandviewhop.com
The 20th Annual Tour de Grandview!Join the street party on Grandview Avenue between First and Second avenues from 6 to 11 p.m. Bike races start at 6:30 p.m. www.tourdegrandview.com.
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The Grandview HOP will take place this year the last Saturdays of the months of May through August with ONE excep-tion.
This year, the June HOP will take place on Friday night, June 28 rather than Saturday so that we can celebrate with the patrons of the 20th Annual Tour de Grandview. Traditionally, the TDG has taken place on Sunday afternoon, but due to the anniver-sary event, the races will be Friday evening from 6:30 to 11 p.m. and will be complemented with a street party on Grand-
view Avenue along with the HOP activities.
The HOP features local bands, food trucks, art and craft vendors set up along Grandview Avenue between First and Fifth avenues and the local merchants and retailers often offer HOP specials. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of the Grandview area and all the unique offerings we have for visitors.
Dates for this year’s HOP events are Saturday, May 25 from 5 to 9 p.m., following the Memo-rial Parade earlier in the day and the community cookout held at Myers
Realty. Friday, June 28 from 5 to 11 p.m. in con-junction with the street party and bike races of the 20th Annual Tour de Grandview. Saturday, July 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. fol-lowing the 20th Annual Lazy Daze Festival , that will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in front of the Grandview Library. And, finally, we’ll wrap up the HOP season on Saturday, August 31 from 5 to 9 p.m.
For questions or to participate in the HOP, please email Michelle Wilson at [email protected].
Grandview HOP starts in May!
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Are you interested in partnering with the Chamber on an event? Contact Michelle Wilson at [email protected]
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The City of Columbus and private utility companies have moved to the next phase of improvements for West Third Avenue and Edgehill Road im-mediately west of SR 315.
Work began in June 2012 with utility work and storm sewer installation. No work will be done on the railroad viaduct during 2013.
NOTE: Third Avenue will be restrict-ed to eastbound-only traffic between Edgehill Road and Olentangy River Road starting April 3, 2013. Westbound traffic on Third Avenue will be detoured to Fifth Avenue. This restriction will be in place approximately four to five weeks. Following the eastbound-only restriction, there will be a full closure of Third Avenue between Olentangy River Road and Edgehill Road for approxi-mately 70 days.
April 2013 – Fall 2013
Third Avenue between Olentangy River Road and Norton Avenue
• Widen, reconstruct and resurface road
• Project includes curbs, ramps, side-walks, shared-use paths, street lights, updated traffic signals and signs
• Partial closures and lane restric-
tions during reconstruction and resur-facing
• Install storm and sanitary sewer
Third Avenue between Olentangy River Road and Edgehill Road
• Widen and reconstruct road • Project includes curbs, ramps,
sidewalks, shared-use paths, street lights, updated traffic signals and signs.
Edgehill Road between Third Avenue and Fifth Avenue
• Widen and resurface road • Project includes curbs, ramps,
sidewalks, street lights, updated traffic signals and signs.
• Lane restrictions on Edgehill Source: The City of Columbus
By MARTY VAUGHAN
You may have heard about the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a., health care reform law). But what exactly is it, and who has to comply?
The Department of Treasury has re-leased some initial rules so companies can begin planning, until the Internal Revenue Service releases final rules. Here are some of the main rules:
Impact on businesses:• Businesses with 50 or more full-
time employees (including full-time equivalents) must offer a mandated minimum level of coverage that people can afford. These companies are con-sidered “applicable large employers.”
• This mandate goes into effect for new or renewing plans starting January 1, 2014.
If “applicable large employers” don’t follow the employer mandate, they must pay:
• $2,000 per year per full-time em-ployee (after the first 30) if any full-time employee gets government aid to lower his or her coverage cost through the health insurance marketplaces (a.k.a., exchanges) because minimum essential coverage wasn’t offered.
• $2,000 per year per full-time em-ployee (after the first 30) – or $3,000 per subsidized full-time employee, which-ever is less – if coverage is not consid-
ered affordable (which has been defined as meaning that employee contribution costs for single coverage exceed 9.5% of the employee’s yearly earnings).
Here are definitions of a few key terms about the employer mandate:
• Applicable large employers: Those with 50 or more full-time employees (including full-time equivalents). To find out if you are an applicable large group
employer*:1. Add the number, month by month
from the past year, of all employees that are full-time, full-time equiva-lent and seasonal.
2. Divide the total number of employ-ees for the year by 12.
3. If the result is not a whole number round down to the next lowest whole number.
4. If the result is less than 50, the company is not an “applicable large
employer” for the current calendar year.
• Full-time employee: Employee who works an average of at least 30 hours per week.
• Hours of service: Hours paid for performing work, or the right to be paid when no work is done – e.g., for paid time off for illness, vacations, holidays, etc.
We will keep you up-to-date on how this mandate may affect you as the final rules are released by the government.
For more information about the em-ployer mandate and other health care reform topics, visit www.anthem.com/healthcarereform any time.
Offer of coverage, affordability safe harbors and assessable payments – Notice 2012-58 lists methods employ-ers may use when calculating cover-age offerings, conditions for using an affordability safe harbor and assessable payments. The rules depend on a variety of factors such the type of employer and employees (hourly, salary, seasonal, etc), unpaid employee leaves, look-back periods, etc.
*This content is provided solely for infor-mational purposes. It is not intended as and does not constitute legal advice. The information contained herein should not be relied upon or used as a substitute for consultation with legal, accounting, tax and/or other professional advisers.
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VILLAGE OF MARBLE CLIFF
Friends of the Library sale
The Grandview Friends of the Library are selling 3” and 4” potted herbs and vegetables. With a variety of over 60 plants, there is something for everyone.
Orders must be received by April 15, pick up at the Library on May 4th. Visit www.ghpl.org for an order form.
Grandview Area Chamber Business Spotlight is a special advertising supple-ment to ThisWeek Community News. Grandview Area Chamber Business Spotlight is not responsible for opinions and views expressed in the paid adver-tisement in the business profiles. All real estate advertising herein is subject to the federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familiar status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.
Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Historical Society
2013 Tour Of Homes Mother’s Day EventGrandview Heights/Marble Cliff
Historical Society’s 2013 Tour of-Homes is scheduled for Mother’s Day, May 12, 2013 from 1 to 4 pm.With the gracious cooperation of the owners this year’s tour will feature three early Marble Cliff homes. All are Crafts-man Style. Two date from1911 and the third was built in 1917. All retain many original features. Two of the homes were built by members of the Bellows family: uncle, aunt, and cous-ins of artist George Bellows, a Colum-bus native.
A very special and unusual feature of this year’s tour will be a fourth tour site,the Atrium of Trinity UMC, where the Society, in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art, will offer an exhibit and program on the artist.Details are in process.
2013 Home Tour Sites are:• 1430 Cambridge Boulevard - Ev-
Our research goal is to provide as full a history of each site as can be had. If any reader happens to be a for-mer resident of any of the toursites,or knows anything of the history of the homes or families who occupied them, the house captains listed above will be eager to hear from you.
In addition to the house captains, GH/MCHS trustees with specific home tour responsibilities include: Logistics Chair –Ruthanne James; Research and Editorial Chair –Patrick Mooney; Docent Chair –Win Keller; Marble Cliff and ColumbusMuseum of Art Liaison –Kent Studebaker.Look for more complete information about Home Tour 2013 details and the stories of the homes themselves in Tri-Village This Week Grandview as a weekly feature beginning in mid-April.
Be sure your May calendar includes Grandview Heights/MarbleCliff His-torical Society’s 2013 Tour of Homes on the afternoon of May 12!
Visit www.gcmchs.org for more information.
A family-owned, cen-tral Ohio power tool sup-ply and repair business is marking its 30th year in business by expanding to a new facility and adding jobs.
Ohio Power Tool will be moving to 999 Goo-dale Boulevard in Grand-view Heights, near the intersection of Northwest Blvd. The new building is more than five times the size of Ohio Power Tool’s current location on Dublin Road in Colum-bus. The larger facility will allow the company to add new lines of equip-ment, increase inven-tory, and hire additional
employees for the sales, purchasing and account-ing departments. The additional space will also enable the company to create more displays in its showroom.
Business owners Jim Amstutz, his wife Su-zanne and son Jay, plan to move the business into the new building in July,
with a grand opening scheduled for September.
With his background in the pneumatic tool industry, Jim Amstutz seized the opportunity in 1983 to start his own company, servicing the central Ohio area with tool repairs.
The company quickly grew to include tool sales
as customer demand in-
creased. Ohio Power Tool stayed at its first loca-tion on Rich Street until it outgrew the build-ing in 1997 and moved to Dublin Road. Ohio Power Tool launched its website in 2000, which helped the company tap into markets outside central Ohio. Today, the
online presence makes it easier for local and national customers find the items they need. “We are excited about the opportunities this new facility presents” Said Jay Amstutz. “It should allow our business to grow for decades to come.”
The diversity of the company’s customers, including industrial,
automotive and con-struction from through-out the country, kept the business prospering during the recession. Business First has named Ohio Power Tool to its Fast 50 class of the fastest growing companies in central Ohio for the past five years. The company ranked 20th last year.
Ohio Power Tool marks 30 years of business with expansion, new jobs
“We are excited about the opportunities this new facility presents. It should allow our business to grow for decades to come.”
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George Bellows and Painting Modern America with CMA
Enjoy a presentation about artist George Bellows with the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) on Tuesday, April 30, from 7 to 8 p.m.
George Bellows left Colum-bus in 1904 to take the New York art world by storm. In just five short years, he was considered among the na-tion’s most respected artists.
CMA’s Curator of American Art Melissa Wolfe will discuss the cultural and artistic rea-sons for this Columbus na-tive’s fame in her talk George Bellows and Painting Modern America.
This special event cel-ebrates the CMA exhibit George Bellows and the American Experience, on view August 23, 2013—Janu-ary 4, 2014.
Presented by: CMA, Grand-view Heights/Marble Cliff Historical Society, and The Village of Marble Cliff.
Save the dateTuesday, April 30, from
7-8 p.m. at the Grandview Heights Public Library
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