Economy Section :: Page 21

• Secretary of Health and Human Services Azar dismisses medical marijuana

  By Megan BachmanMarch 15, 2018

  

  U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, visiting the Dayton area recently to learn about responses to the opioid crisis, said he sees no role for medical marijuana as a pain relief alternative to prescription opioids.

• Blue Jacket closes, café remains

  By Audrey HackettMarch 8, 2018

  

  The eclectic independent purveyor of used and rare books in downtown Xenia, Blue Jacket Books, is closing — for reinvention.

• Two conferences’ ‘down to earth’ topics

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Liken them to lichen. Two local nonprofits, akin to how algae and fungi form that symbiotic organism, are working in mutually beneficial ways to transform the local food and farming scene.

• HHS Secretary: “There really is no such thing as medical marijuana”

  By Megan BachmanMarch 3, 2018

  

  U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, visiting the Dayton area to learn about responses to the opioid crisis, said he sees no role for medical marijuana as a pain relief alternative to prescription opioids.

• Good move for DMS ink, two years in

  By Carol SimmonsFebruary 15, 2018

  

  The addition of DMS ink to the local business community, by all appearances, has been a positive move for the company and Yellow Springs.

• Village Council prioritizes housing needs

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 8, 2018

  

  Yellow Springs is expected to grow in upcoming years at a more rapid rate than surrounding areas. To accommodate that growth, the village needs more housing than it currently has.

• Cresco, Village close on land sale

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 25, 2018

  

  Cresco and the Village of Yellow Springs closed Tuesday on the sale of eight acres of land in the land known as the Center for Business and Education, or CBE, where Cresco plans to build a facility for the cultivation of medical marijuana.

• Changes come to two village eateries

  By Jeff SimonsJanuary 11, 2018

  

  Last November, when Tony Avalos closed his Mexican restaurant for remodeling, he wasn’t sure about its future. Or the future of the 1535 Xenia Avenue building. But after meeting with Brian Rainey, who’s owned the Sunrise Café since July 2004, the two restaurateurs struck a deal.

• Dig it.

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 21, 2017

  

  Last Thursday, Dec. 14, Village leaders assembled for the groundbreaking ceremony for Cresco Labs, which has begun construction on a new facility for the cultivation of medical marijuana.

• Atomic Fox moves to online, auction sales

  By Carol Simmons

  

  The nearly empty storefront on Dayton Street doesn’t mean that Atomic Fox, the retro furniture and décor shop that has occupied the space for nearly three years, is going out of business. It does mean, however, that the business is transitioning.