Economy Section :: Page 47

• Spoons become art at new store

  By Sehvilla MannJune 30, 2011

  

  A new jewelry store downtown has its origins in Jose Soto’s desire, 38 years ago, to capture the attention of a woman who would later become his wife.

• Census rental data is surprising

  By Megan BachmanJune 16, 2011

  Tales of a tight rental market abound in Yellow Springs, in contrast to the latest U.S. Census data reporting 52 unoccupied rentals and a 7.9 percent rental vacancy rate in the village.

• Weigh in on natural gas power plant

  By Megan BachmanJune 10, 2011

  

  Discussions on the environmental consequences of the Village’s electricity sources have heated up of late, especially since its municipal power provider AMP first asked the Village to purchase power from a new natural gas plant last month.

• New gallery shows eclectic art

  By Sehvilla MannJune 9, 2011

  

  Art aficionados can be expected to embrace a new gallery in the downtown. But the owners of the new Springs Gallery say they also welcome those who know they like art but feel lost when it comes to buying it.

• Artisans, traders join new Saturday market affair

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  The village’s new Artisan Market opened on the front lawn of the Union School House on Saturday, June 4.

• Local farmers’ markets to screen sustainable agriculture film

  By Megan BachmanJune 3, 2011

  

  The Winter and Summer Farmer’s Markets are jointly sponsoring a free local screening of FRESH. See the trailer.

• Vernay on path of growth

  By Lauren HeatonJune 2, 2011

  With a committed force of long-time employees who care a great deal about the well being of the company, Vernay is poised to widen the markets for its small rubber parts, which are used in nearly every automobile and appliance in the world.

• Census figures show aging of village — Boomers dominate census

  By Megan Bachman

  Yellow Springs is aging more rapidly than anytime in at least the last 40 years, as its median age rose more than seven years in the last decade alone, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau figures.

• A radical, rooted farm vision

  By Megan BachmanMay 26, 2011

  

  Where can you learn how to repair a tractor, help move a barn, have chicks raised for you and eventually pick your own strawberries and buy fresh-pressed apple cider vinegar and hazelnut oil, all from a 29-year-old woman?

• Efficiency program benefits businesses in many ways

  By Megan BachmanMay 19, 2011

  Local businesses looking to save money by cutting their fuel use now have an extra incentive to do so. Money that began as a fine against the Village for buying power from a polluting coal plant is coming home to help Yellow Springs businesses get energy-efficient.