Economy Section :: Page 46

• In coffee, it’s goats, not bears

  By Megan BachmanOctober 20, 2011

  

  According to the legend, coffee was discovered when an Ethiopian goat herder noticed his goats jumped and danced around when they ate the ripe red berries of a certain bush.

• Home, Inc. Davis Street project breaks ground

  By Megan BachmanOctober 14, 2011

  

  Home, Inc. broke ground yesterday on one of two new lots it’s developing at the end of West Davis Street.

• Living tiny, in line with values

  By Megan BachmanOctober 6, 2011

  

  When Ellen Dawson-Witt wanted to live a more sustainable life, she didn’t take half-measures. She moved to a farm, went off the grid, and downsized to a house the size of a shed.

• YS home appraisals remain steady

  By Megan Bachman

  Property values in Yellow Springs stayed steady despite a more than five percent county-wide drop over the last two years, according to a recent Greene County appraisal.

• Tour of a Tiny House

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 28, 2011

  

  When Ellen Dawson-Witt wanted to live a more sustainable life, she didn’t take half-measures — she downsized to a house the size of a shed. Now she’s offering a sustainability course out of her tiny house starting Tuesday, Oct. 1.

• Many benefits of e-Health deal

  By Matt MindeSeptember 22, 2011

  The Village has reaped many “not so obvious benefits” from its recent loan deal with Creative Memories that allowed the local business e-Health Data Solutions to stay in town, Roi Qualls, co-owner of eHDS, told Village Council at its Sept. 6 meeting.

• Purchase keeps business local

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  While Eco•mental’s ownership recently changed, its mission and focus will remain the same.

• YSI, ITT merger is complete

  By Lauren Heaton

  ITT Corporation completed its acquisition of YSI Incorporated last week for a sum of $310 million, according to ITT spokesperson Laura Brockway.

• Council to consider senior housing plan

  By Lauren HeatonSeptember 15, 2011

  Over the summer Home, Inc. came to the Village with a plan to develop a senior apartment building on the Barr property, with the help of development partner, Buckeye Community Hope Foundation, based in Columbus.

• A world of Legos not just for kids

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 8, 2011

  

  Playing with Legos may be a child’s game, but the colorful plastic bricks have long been Kyle Peterson’s adult hobby and, for the last six years, his livelihood.