Yellow Springs lost an additional 7.3 percent of its population in the last decade, continuing a 40-year population plummet.
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MORE COVERAGE | Next steps taken towards a Tom’s Market co-op
A press release from the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, on Monday, Feb. 23, said that the foundation had struck an agreement with Tom’s Market owner Jeff Gray, with the goal of “transitioning the business into a form of community ownership in approximately two years.”
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Tom’s Market strikes co-op agreement
A press release from the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, Monday, Feb. 23, said that the foundation struck an agreement with Tom’s Market owner Jeff Gray with the goal of “transitioning the business into a form of community ownership in approximately two years.”
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2025 In Review | Business
2025 in Review: Business
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Tom’s Market co-op model comes into view
On Wednesday night, Jan. 14, around 250 villagers packed First Presbyterian Church’s Westminster Hall to mull over the future of Tom’s Market. It was a town hall hosted by the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, and the first public opportunity for local residents to weigh in on the possibility of the downtown grocery becoming a cooperatively operated market, or a co-op.
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Yellow Springs Development Corporation purchases downtown buildings
YSDC, a quasi-governmental nonprofit and community improvement corporation, bought the adjoining properties from the trustees of the estate of the late Bob Baldwin for $630,000 — money loaned to YSDC from Yellow Springs Community Foundation.
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Yellow Springs Pharmacy ‘here for long haul’
After an unexpected closure that lasted two days earlier this week, Yellow Springs Pharmacy is “going nowhere,” staffers told the News on Friday. The location will maintain its regular hours of Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
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YS Development Corp. poised to close on downtown buildings
Right around the turn of the new year, the Yellow Springs Development Corporation is expected to close on the purchase of two downtown buildings: 252 and 254 Xenia Ave.
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Card program aims to keep dollars local in Yellow Springs
The Yellow Springs Community Foundation and the YS Credit Union are joining forces to launch a new program aimed at incentivizing locals to spend more of their dollars in town.
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Planning Commission approves preliminary plan for 190-unit subdivision expansion
At the group’s most recent meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 11, Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat application for a sizable addition to the Spring Meadows subdivision in the northwestern reaches of Yellow Springs.
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Tom’s Market explores co-op model
For the time being, Tom’s Market, located at 242 Xenia Ave., is still privately and family owned — but owner Jeff Gray and others have begun a 45-day discovery process to determine the feasibility of and local interest in the co-op model.
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