Columbus News
Smokers need not apply to Columbus, Toledo casinos
Jan 26th
Smokers won’t be hired at new casinos in Columbus and Toledo, a ban that’s been adopted in other industries as employers try to hold down health care costs.
Job seekers who smoke, chew tobacco or even use nicotine patches won’t be considered for the 3,200 casino jobs in Toledo and Columbus when developer Penn National Gaming Inc. starts filling positions later this year, The Dayton Daily News reported (http://bit.ly/xNYotF ) Thursday.
Port Columbus gets small traffic boost in 2011
Jan 25th
Port Columbus International Airport saw more passengers pass through its security gates for the second year in a row in 2011, but the increase was less than 1 percent, Columbus Business First reports.
About 6.38 million passengers traveled through the airport last year, according to the Columbus Regional Airport Authority . That was about 0.2 percent more passengers than the 6.37 million the airport saw in 2010, the newspaper reports.
Counterfeit money circulating in Columbus
Jan 12th
Fake $100 and $20 bills have been distributed recently at businesses in Columbus, and police are urging business owners to educate themselves and their employees on how to spot counterfeit money.
The fake bills are “very high quality” and have been called by one bank the most deceptive $100 bills that have come through the area, said Lt. Matt Myers of Columbus Police Department.
Some key identifying marks that usually would separate counterfeit bills from genuine currency have been mimicked perfectly, including the security strip inside the bills, Myers said.
Columbus signs Chile midfielder Mirosevic
Jan 5th
The Columbus Crew have signed Chile midfielder Milovan Mirosevic to a multi-year contract, pending receipt of his P-1 work visa.
Mirosevic, 31, has played 25 matches for Chile, most recently appearing in a pair of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Paraguay.
He joins Columbus from Chilean first division side Universidad Catolica, where he served as captain and had 46 goals in 108 games over the last three years, which was his second stint with the storied club.
Columbus on the right track for passenger rail
Jan 4th
The Georgia Department of Transportation wants to create a passenger rail system through the state, and Columbus’ plans to be involved are right on track. More >
Columbus voyage tied to syphilis spread
Dec 29th
A new examination of the origin of syphilis supports the theory that the sexually transmitted disease was carried to Europe aboard Christopher Columbus’ ships as they sailed home from the New World.
The disease was not spread through sexual contact at the time, but adapted to survive once it got to Europe, Emory University researchers say.
Columbus Park Crossing Sears likely safe from closure
Dec 28th
The struggling parent company of Sears and Kmart, saying it can no longer afford to keep underperforming stores open, disclosed plans Tuesday to shutter 100 to 120 outlets nationwide.
Sears Holdings Corp., based in Hoffman Estates, Ill., did not release a list of targeted stores, nor did it give a timeline on when they would be closed or liquidated. More >
Columbus likely the original source of syphilis
Dec 22nd
Marotti Officially Joins Meyer’s Staff in Columbus
Dec 15th
Urban Meyer has officially added another name to his staff at Ohio State, and it is one of his most trusted advisors.
There had already been multiple reports that Mickey Marotti was leaving Florida to join Meyer in Columbus. Gators’ head coach Will Muschamp confirmed those reports earlier this month, but Thursday Ohio State announced that Marotti had officially been hired as the school’s new strength coach.
Columbus hires Hockey Hall of Famer Craig Patrick
Dec 8th
Big news out of Ohio today as the Blue Jackets announced they’ve hired former Pittsburgh Penguins GM Craig Patrick as a senior advisor. Patrick, 65, will be responsible for advising GM Scott Howson on trades, free agent signings, as well as evaluating Blue Jackets prospects. More >
