Economy Section :: Page 44

• Upbeat season for downtown

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 19, 2012

  For those turned off by the endless lines and swarming hoards of Black Friday shoppers at big box stores and malls, Yellow Springs may be a less hectic and more pleasant alternative.

• A brew of perfect proportion

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 12, 2012

  

  If there were such a thing as the perfect beer, the new Vitruvian Brewing Company would brew it. Their aim is to create a brew so perfectly balanced in nutrient, aroma and flavor that it could be called a “canon of proportions,” like the Vitruvian Man.

• Home, Inc. senior housing project gets major boost

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 11, 2012

  

  The Morgan Family Foundation has given a major gift to Home, Inc. to support the construction of senior apartments on the Barr Property.

• New Liberty Farms to host goat workshop

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 6, 2012

  New Liberty Farms, best known locally for their chickens, will host a series of food and farming workshops this winter, beginning with a session on goats this Saturday.

• The economy— Businesses choose to stay in village in 2011

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 5, 2012

  2011 Year in review: Business and Economy

• Entrepreneurs get busy on the perfect brew

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  After years of dreaming, planning and home brewing, Shane and Jacqui Creepingbear are launching their long-awaited Vitruvian Brewing Company. The couple began moving into the MillWorks space formerly occupied by Nonstop Liberal Arts Institute on Jan. 1, and will spend the first two months remodeling for beer production. They expect to have their first brew […]

• Basho moves to Kings Yard

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 31, 2011

  

  Basho Apparel moved this month to a storefront space in King’s Yard, where the business plans to expand its inventory and continue to feature a new print artist each month.

• Schnapps in the Schprings

  By Megan BachmanDecember 22, 2011

  While sipping some authentic German pear schnapps during Christmas 2009, Meg and Steven Gujer of Sugar Creek Township had the idea to start a local craft distillery that made schnapps the traditional way.

• Antioch seeks local jobs for students

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 15, 2011

  As leaders of a school that places work at the heart of its educational experience, Antioch leaders face a challenge: in this economic downturn, they aim to create local jobs for the college’s first class of students.

• The Spirits of Yellow Springs

  By Megan BachmanDecember 14, 2011

  

  S and G Artisan Distillery will begin producing its “Spirits of Yellow Springs” schnapps and liquors locally in 2012.