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Preserving Intellectual Freedom in Public Libraries
Public libraries have long been held up as pillars of free speech. They're also getting caught in the crossfire of Americas culture wars. Initiatives to take controversial books off library shelves a
Made in Ohio: The Coming Manufacturing Supercycle
De-globalization and the Made in the U.S.A. drive is causing a stunning reversal of the long decline of U.S.-based manufacturing. And nowhere is that reversal more visible than here in Central Ohio.
Exploring the Peril and Promise of Artificial Intelligence
Do you like the title of this CMC forum? If so, thank ChatGPT. That's the artificial intelligence "chatbot" we asked to title this CMC forum on the subject of itself. With both human and electronic pa
Annual State of Nonprofits
Franklin County, Ohio, nonprofits are being asked to do more with less than ever before, especially the health and human services sector. Central Ohio health and human-service nonprofits are being inu
The Future of Constitutional Amendments in Ohio
On August 8, 2023, Ohio voters will be asked to go to the polls to decide on whether or not it should be harder to amend the states constitution. Currently Ohios founding document can be amended wit
Downtown's New Beating Heart: Jim Merkel on The Junto & The Peninsula
Downtown Columbus is being reshaped daily, thanks in part to the vision of developers like Jim Merkel, CEO and Co-Founder of Rockbridge, and the Founder of Makeready, Merkel is spearheading the creati
Addressing the Consequences of Redlining
The development of many American cities has been profoundly shaped by redlining, a process dating to the 1930s of deliberately dividing urban areas primarily by race. Once a federal policy, redlinin
Art in the Air
Can a spectacular new piece of public art help to revitalize downtown Columbus? This week, we explore the role of public art in Columbus and how a new addition to the citys public art scene became r
It's a CEO Celebration! Honoring CMC CEOs Jane Scott & Sophia Fifner
This weeks special evening program is a farewellto CMCs longtime CEO Jane Scott, who retires at the end of May 2023 after more than nineteen years leading the nonprofit Columbus Metropolitan Club,
Regional Mayors Prepare for Intel
The impact of Intels two new massive semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Licking County, Ohio, will go far beyond the $20 billion investment itself. The two new plants with more likely to fol