Meet our 2024 40 Under 40

It’s one of the most exciting weeks of the year at Columbus Business First: We’ve revealed our 40 Under 40 Class of 2024.

You can see the full list of honorees here. We’ll celebrate these young up-and-coming leaders at a May 15th reception, and our May 17th issue will feature profiles of each of them.

Congratulations to this year’s class!  

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Real estate news of the week

• Crawford Hoying plans Columbus apartment building: Crawford Hoying wants to build a five-story, 127-unit apartment building on Olentangy River Road, next to Kohl's. The developer has owned the property since 2015, and has long planned to redevelop it.

• Developers sound off on Dublin: Our cover story this week is all about the process of getting something built in one of Central Ohio’s most sought-after suburbs. Developers who have had success in Dublin say although the city has high standards, officials are willing to work with them to ensure a project fulfills expectations on both sides. But those who have unsuccessfully tangled with Dublin say the city maintains an elitist culture and utilizes arbitrary language to deny projects it doesn’t like, even those that meet its codes. Check out John Bush’s story for a deeper dive into what it means to be “distinctly Dublin.”

• New Columbus zoning code would allow more housing, remove parking requirements: Speaking of design standards, that’s one of the things that could change if the city of Columbus adopts a newly unveiled rewrite of its archaic zoning code. The new proposal would allow for taller, denser development in certain parts of the city — and follow the lead of other major American cities in eliminating parking requirements. Columbus City Council is expected to kick off the public review of the rewrite at its meeting Monday; a vote won’t come for at least 60 days, though.

See more of Columbus Business First’s comprehensive real estate coverage here.

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Veeam moves its HQ

Cybersecurity company Veeam has moved its headquarters from Columbus to the Seattle area.

A company spokesperson said Veeam made the move during the first quarter and has roughly 50 employees in the Seattle area, but the company plans to add to that number.

Veeam's Columbus office is in the Polaris area. We caught up with a company representative to find out what the HQ moves will mean locally.

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This Weekly Edition was compiled by Eleanor Kennedy. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email ekennedy@bizjournals.com.

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