Local –
Bayer Selects Central Ohio for $2.2 Billion Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility
- Bayer plans to invest $2.2 billion to build a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in New Albany, bringing hundreds of permanent jobs and an estimated 1,500 construction jobs to central Ohio as the state works to expand its life sciences and biomanufacturing industries. The facility is expected to employ about 600 highly skilled workers once operational.
- Construction is expected to begin with a groundbreaking next year. Bayer expects manufacturing to begin in 2031, with a second production module for finished drug products scheduled to come online in 2034.
State –
OHFA BOARD APPROVES FINANCING FOR THREE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
- Today, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved financing from various programs to support three housing developments to create or preserve affordable housing units throughout the state.
- 2 of the 3 approved affordable housing units will be located here in Central Ohio.
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National –
Existing-Home Sales Increased 1.5% in September, According to NAR Report
- Existing-home sales increased by 1.5% month-over-month and decreased by 2.2% year-over-year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Existing-Home Sales report
- Month-over-month sales increased in the South and West, held steady in the Midwest and declined in the Northeast
- The median existing-home price for all housing types was $417,500. Prices increased 1.3% from one year ago ($412,300), marking the 39th consecutive month of year-over-year price gains.
