Features

Lights! Camera! Ohio?
Proponents say movie and video game productions are just the ticket to boost the state’s flagging economy. But an absence of tax breaks is driving filmmakers and producers away.

Appalachia’s New Frontier
Hocking College has carved out a niche training workers for green collar jobs. Next up: using its new energy institute to help jump-start the region’s economy.

Departments

Editor’s Notes

Letters

BizBuzz
Tips, tales and tattles from the frontlines of business

Leaderboard
Residential Care Facilities

Leaderboard
Central Ohio Catering Companies

Leaderboard
Corporate and Community Foundations

Appointments
Recent appointments and promotions in Central Ohio corporations, professional services and government and nonprofit organizations

Noted
News briefs from the world of business

Special Sections

CORPORATE CONFERENCE FACILITIES

Choosing a Venue
The annual meeting is under budget. But that won’t matter if attendees slept on hard beds and complained about the food.

Making an Impression
PowerPoint has long been the standard meeting presentation tool. Now, new options—including the Web and video—are starting to make inroads.

Conference Center Directory
A special advertising section

HIGH-TECH REVIEW

Look Ma, No Wires!
Wireless technology is changing the way businesses set up their networks and phone systems. For most, though, it’s not a complete solution just yet.

Special Advertising Sections

Branching Out
Credit unions’ lack of locations used to be a hassle. With shared branching, members no longer have to drive across town to cash a check.

How-to Guide
Columbus C.E.O. advertisers share industry knowledge and advice.

Columns

Parting Shots
Wm. Eric Bishoff of the Bishoff Financial Group on how retirement plans help small businesses cut their tax bills.