Columbus
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- Sports
No. 4 Ohio State visits No. 5 Indiana with both unbeaten in the Big Ten
Kickoff is noon Saturday on FOX in Bloomington. Jeremiah Smith needs 315 yards to break the Big Ten career receiving record.
- Money & banking
Ohio's three biggest home-grown banks report third-quarter results next week
Fifth Third goes Monday, KeyCorp Tuesday and Huntington Thursday. Their banks held about $771 billion in assets at midyear.
- Sports
Crew beat Charlotte 3-1; FC Cincinnati falls to New England before Sunday's derby
FC Cincinnati is ninth in the East with 36 points and the Crew 13th with 32. They meet at TQL Stadium at 5 p.m. Sunday.
- Education
Columbus City Schools proposes closing more buildings
About 13,000 desks sit empty across 109 buildings. The plan would close 10 schools and two other buildings over time.
- Outdoors & Lake Erie
Ohio's fall color should peak around Oct. 19 to 24
Most of the state was still rated as changing on Oct. 12, with one pocket east of Columbus near peak.
- Sports
No. 5 Ohio State beats Maryland 45-16 and heads to unbeaten Indiana
Jeremiah Smith and Bo Jackson scored twice each, but eight penalties and two turnovers drew Ryan Day's attention.
- Money & banking
Columbus-chartered Erebor Bank reportedly tops $7 billion in deposits
The digital bank started by Palmer Luckey and Joe Lonsdale reported $4.66 billion in assets at midyear, ranking 11th among banks based in Ohio.
- Politics
Columbus voters will choose between two plans to change City Council
Issue 8 would elect all nine members by district. Issue 9, placed by council, would grow it to 13 with four citywide seats.
Businesses here
- Columbus PartnershipBusiness organizations
- JobsOhioBusiness organizations
- Ohio Bankers LeagueBusiness organizations
- Ohio Chamber of CommerceBusiness organizations
- Ohio Manufacturers' AssociationBusiness organizations
- Rev1 VenturesBusiness organizations
- American Electric PowerEnergy & utilities
- Drive CapitalFinance & insurance
- Erebor BankFinance & insurance
- Huntington BancsharesFinance & insurance
- LowerFinance & insurance
- NationwideFinance & insurance
- RootFinance & insurance
- Jeni's Splendid Ice CreamsFood & beverage
- White CastleFood & beverage
- BattelleHealth & life sciences
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals (Ohio plants)Health & life sciences
- Nationwide Children's HospitalHealth & life sciences
- OhioHealthHealth & life sciences
- Anduril Arsenal-1Manufacturing & industrial
- Worthington EnterprisesManufacturing & industrial
- Columbus Metro ParksOutdoor & recreation
- Ohio State ParksOutdoor & recreation
- M/I HomesReal estate & construction
- Ohio Housing Finance AgencyReal estate & construction
- Bath & Body WorksRetail & consumer
- Designer BrandsRetail & consumer
- CoverMyMedsTech & software
- Path RoboticsTech & software
- Columbus Regional Airport AuthorityTransportation & logistics