Economy Section :: Page 12

• Chamber interim director— Scott settles into new role

  By YS News StaffMarch 26, 2021

  

  Alexandra Scott is is going into her fifth month as its interim director of the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce. Recently, the News checked in with Scott to see how it was going.

• Sontag to retire from Xenia Shoe & Leather Repair after 38 years

  By YS News StaffMarch 16, 2021

  

  Over the last few months, Tim Sontag has been doing his best to settle into a well-earned retirement. After 38 years of running Xenia Shoe & Leather Repair — a shop he founded — the longtime village resident has officially called it a career.

• Health foods for YS — Rosie’s Natural Foods now open

  By YS News StaffMarch 6, 2021

  

  On Monday, March 1, Richlen opened Rosie’s Natural Foods at 142 Dayton St., having purchased Starflower Natural Foods from Marnie Neumann in early February.

• Villager, realtor buys Millworks

  By Megan BachmanMarch 3, 2021

  

  At 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22, Allison Moody’s company closed on its purchase of the Millworks business center. By Tuesday morning, its muddy parking lot had a fresh coat of gravel.

• New small business incubator— Coactive YS offer room to grow

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 12, 2021

  

  The newly opened Coactive Yellow Springs, a collaborative working space, is the first small business incubator of its kind in the village.

• Millworks update— EnviroFlight to leave after 2022

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 30, 2021

  

  A sustainable feed company founded in Yellow Springs will likely depart the village for good two years from now. When that happens, Yellow Springs will lose 20 jobs and hundreds of thousands of dollars in utility payments and payroll taxes.

• Millworks back on the market

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 25, 2021

  

  The local industrial park was listed last year after plans by its owners, Jessica Yamamoto and Antonio Molina, failed to come to fruition. The then-couple bought the four-acre property in late 2018 and the following year had it successfully rezoned to accommodate renovation and new construction.

• 2020 Year in Review: Business

  By Audrey HackettJanuary 10, 2021

  

  2020 ushered in countless difficulties for the many small businesses that populate Yellow Springs. Restaurants endured challenges of meeting public health standards amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and shops had to cope with a decline in sales.

• Miguel’s moves into future brewpub

  By Reilly DixonDecember 9, 2020

  

  On Black Friday, Nov. 27, Espinosa and a team of his employees cut the ribbon to the location of Espinosa’s new culinary digs: 101 Corry St., the future home as well of Trail Town Brewing.

• H&H Studios is here for hair and body

  By Lauren ShowsNovember 30, 2020

  

  Holihan and Quigley held the grand opening for their new hair salon and massage parlor, H&H Studios — so named for “Heidi” and “Holihan” — on Oct. 24.