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Blue Ash contractor Enerfab adds 200 jobs in Sharonville expansion

Blue Ash-based Enerfab plans to bring 200 jobs and $25 million in equipment to a 234,000-square-foot Sharonville facility, expanding its modular construction business three months after being acquired by Houston-based Quanta Services.

By Montgomery-Blue Ash Courier staff · · 2 min read

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Kroger plans 3,000 corporate job cuts affecting Blue Ash

Kroger plans to eliminate about 3,000 corporate positions over three years, threatening jobs at its Cincinnati headquarters and Blue Ash offices as the grocer faces pricing pressure from Walmart and other competitors.

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Embassy Suites reopens in Blue Ash after $10M renovation

The Embassy Suites by Hilton in Blue Ash has fully reopened after a $10 million renovation backed by a $19 million total investment from Rolling Hills Hospitality, making it the largest hotel in the Blue Ash area.

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Blue Ash J. Peterman owes vendors $1.7M as company goes dark

Five Hamilton County lawsuits allege the J. Peterman Company owes vendors more than $1.7 million, adding to the Ohio Attorney General's consumer-fraud case against the Blue Ash catalog retailer, which appears to have ceased operations.

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Ohio AG sues Blue Ash-based J. Peterman over undelivered orders

Ohio Attorney General D. Andrew Wilson sued Blue Ash-based J. Peterman and parent JP Outfitters, alleging the catalog retailer took customers' money, failed to deliver merchandise and refused refunds before apparently shutting down.

George's Medical Equipment opens first Ohio store in Blue Ash

George's Medical Equipment, a family-owned Indiana company, has opened its first Ohio store at 9405A Kenwood Road in Blue Ash, offering mobility aids, lift chairs, and home safety modifications aimed at helping seniors live independently.

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Range USA runs 50-store chain from Blue Ash office

Range USA, the nation's largest indoor shooting range operator, keeps its 75-employee corporate headquarters on Kenwood Road in Blue Ash and plans to open three to five new stores per year over the next five years.

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Chamberlain University opens nursing campus in Sycamore Township

Chamberlain University, the nation's largest nursing school, opened its 25th campus Thursday, Aug. 20, on the third floor of the Kenwood Collection in Sycamore Township, filling 32,000 square feet that sat vacant since the pandemic after the township trustees unanimously approved the zoning change in March.

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Four Blue Ash companies make 2026 Inc. 5000 list

Four Blue Ash-based companies — Blue Bridge People, STACK Construction Technologies, Kinettix and Relevate Health — earned spots on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private U.S. companies, continuing the city's years-long streak of representation on the national ranking.

Employee-owned electrical firm breaks ground on $13M Blue Ash HQ

Ohio Valley Electrical Services broke ground Aug. 10 on a $13 million, 70,000-square-foot headquarters at the former P&G Sharon Woods Innovation Center site in Blue Ash, a project that will add 40 jobs and marks the first major redevelopment of the demolished campus.

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Wawa opens first Blue Ash store on Pfeiffer Road

Wawa opened its first Blue Ash location at 5900 Pfeiffer Road on Aug. 13, featuring a ribbon-cutting with Mayor Jill Cole, a Hoagies for Heroes competition won by the police department, and $2,000 in charitable donations.

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