Looking Back – February 28

2008

Ivy Tech Community College Columbus began renovating an 11,018-square-foot building on Columbus Municipal Airport property that would house the school’s new Advanced Manufacturing Institute, set to open in early June, providing advanced manufacturing education and training.

1993

Business owners and managers, particularly those who ran apartment complexes, rallied against a measure that would eliminate free trash collection by the city.

1968

Former Columbus High School basketball standout Jerry Newsom was named one of 48 players from around the country invited to participate in the Olympic basketball trials of the NCAA.