Economy Section :: Page 64

• Epic’s final chapter, 35 years on

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 12, 2009

  In recent weeks many villagers have stopped in to tell Epic Book Shop owner Gail Lichtenfels how sorry they are that her Dayton Street shop is closing. They appreciate the quiet, peaceful space she created with her meditative music, comfortable sofas and local art, people say.

• Center for arts strides ahead

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 29, 2009

  The many hands involved in the effort to build a Yellow Springs Center for the Arts have been busy lately and are preparing to roll out a string of announcements about their plans to dust off and shine up the arts efforts in the village.

• Shuman workshop generates potential business initiatives

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 22, 2009

  These were a few of the possible new business opportunities that came out of “Going Local,” a weekend workshop with economist Michael Shuman. About 200 people attended a standing-room-only keynote talk last Friday night at the Glen Helen building, and 70 villagers took part in the workshop on Saturday and Sunday.

• Young’s Jersey Dairy— Celebrating 140 years on the farm

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 15, 2009

  

  Since the surge of the digital age made last year’s computer nearly obsolete, it seems that everything has changed. But the love of the farmstead has not. When the Young brothers realized that in the 1960s, it was a short jump to figuring out how to transform their historic farmstead into a business that would survive the ages.

• Economic health gets a local focus

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 8, 2009

  Organizers of an upcoming economic development workshop with nationally-known economist Michael Shuman hope that the event sparks, as well as specific actions, new thinking about the best ways to create a sustainable local economy.

• Trolander’s lifetime of triumphs

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 18, 2008

  

  The early radio was one of the simplest electric circuits that existed in the 1930s, but for a monumentally curious 10-year-old Hardy Trolander, that mysterious machine was the door to a lifetime of inventing and improving the art of problem-solving.

• Sixty years of innovation at YSI

  By Diane Chiddister

  In this time of discouraging economic news, villagers can rest reassured that at least one Yellow Springs company is thriving. Celebrating its 60th year and boasting record profits, YSI Incorporated has navigated the last six decades successfully by sticking with its core values…

• Economy hits McGregor, affects union negotiations

  By Diane Chiddister

  A recent decline in enrollment at Antioch University McGregor has contributed to difficult contract negotiations between the school administration and its clerical staff union, according to several union representatives.

• Give the gift of services

  By Lauren Heaton

  The pearly downtown lights may beckon shoppers to charming storefronts, but shopping locally for the holidays doesn’t have to mean objects wrapped in big packages. Especially for the person who already has everything, think envelopes with gift certificates for a yoga class…

• Economic workshop debated

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 11, 2008

  At their Dec. 1 meeting, members of Village Council debated the possible outcomes of inviting economist Michael Shuman to the village for a workshop, and how to ensure that the event produces specific actions to strengthen the local economy.