Articles About Economy

• YS Development Corporation asks $40k of Village Council

  By Reilly DixonJuly 10, 2024

  

  Yellow Springs Development Corporation is requesting $40,000 from the Village to hire a part-time director of the local quasi-governmental, community improvement corporation.

• Village Council and Yellow Springs Development Corporation talk local economy

  By Cheryl DurgansAugust 24, 2023

  

  This is the second article of two, the first of which appeared in the July 7 issue of the News and featured edited excerpts of a discussion by members of Village Council and YSDC at a June 29 joint meeting held in Council chambers.

• Poverty the focus of local simulation

  By Cheryl DurgansAugust 21, 2021

  

  On Wednesday, June 30, 28 villagers pondered these and other dilemmas facing fictional characters in the Virtual Cost of Poverty Experience, a 90-minute poverty simulation that is designed to help people better understand the effects of poverty.

• New efforts to avoid evictions

  By Megan BachmanJune 3, 2020

  

  To keep villagers’ housing stable during the current public health and economic crisis, Village Council is considering several steps to protect local renters.

• What’s the future of downtown?

  By Megan BachmanMay 20, 2020

  

  Even with the tentative openings, business-as-usual seems far off. Closed since at least mid-March, many local merchants remain worried about the health of their businesses.

• Pharmacy concerns— Delays in drug orders cited

  By Carol SimmonsOctober 31, 2019

  

  Two recent key resignations at the downtown pharmacy have brought to light concerns about the drug store’s ability to fill the prescriptions of its customers.

• CHARTS: More jobs trends in YS

  By Megan BachmanApril 3, 2014

  

  Fewer local jobs has meant more commuting for residents, but residents are also increasingly working out of their homes and starting their own businesses. Read about more local job trends.

• CHART: Job changes in YS

  By Megan BachmanApril 2, 2014

  

  What are the predominant local jobs in Yellow Springs and where do Yellow Springers work? A new article explores the trend that fewer local jobs means more commuting for residents.

• 2013 Yellow Springs year in review: village economy

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 2, 2014

  

  The economy in the village in 2013

• ITT to acquire YSI Incorporated

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 11, 2011

  

  On July 11 YSI Incorporated and ITT Corporation of White Plains, N.Y., announced that ITT will acquire the Yellow Springs company. YSI Incorporated facilities will remain in Yellow Springs, according to a YSI spokesperson.