2009
Milestone Contractors won a contract worth more than $23 million to oversee the widening of National Road from Washington Street to County Road 50N.
1994
Most Columbus-area restaurants still provided mixed seating for smokers and non-smokers, but consumer demand, health concerns and fear of lawsuits pushed them to join the growing number of local establishments that prohibited lighting up.
1969
In a 32-page report prepared for its annual shareholders meeting, Cummins Engine Co. announced its plan to construct additional manufacturing facilities in Columbus later in the year and to expand its overseas manufacturing capacity.
