Mark Somerson

Mar 20, 2025 | bizjournals.com | Mark Somerson

Janet Jackson was the first or the only over and over again, but here's what she wants her legacy to be. Since she was young, Jackson often has been the first or only female or Black person in school classrooms, local politics or in corporate and nonprofit boardrooms. She was the first Black female judge in Franklin County history, and was the first Black person and first female to serve as both Columbus city attorney and in the top role at the United Way of Central Ohio.

Mar 20, 2025 | bizjournals.com | Mark Somerson

Listen to this article 5 minCurt Moody's son Jonathan, now CEO of the company his father founded, reflects on his father's barrier-breaking legacy. Curt Moody died in October at the age of 73, leaving behind a successful business he founded in 1982 and turned into the largest Black-owned architecture firm in the United States.

Dec 2, 2024 | bizjournals.com | Mark Somerson

Intel announced on Monday that Gelsinger has retired and stepped down from the tech giant's board of directors, effective Dec. 1. Pat Gelsinger is out as Intel's CEO. Intel announced on Monday that Gelsinger has retired and stepped down from the tech giant's board of directors, effective Dec. 1. Intel said it has named two senior leaders, David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, as interim co-CEOs.Zinsner is executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Oct 25, 2024 | bizjournals.com | Mark Somerson

She was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1995 to 2000. Davidson was founder and president of JAD Associates, a consulting firm focused on public policy development and analysis, strategic planning and political campaigns. In 2005, she was elected to serve as co-chair of the Republican National Committee. Davidson was a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of Findlay and Franklin University and is a former member of the Ohio State University Board of Trustees.

Oct 21, 2024 | bizjournals.com | Mark Somerson

The mixed-use building was purchased by an LLC with a Boston mailing address for $40.6 million, according to the Franklin County Auditor. A six-story apartment building that replaced the Cousin's Army-Navy store on North High Street near the Ohio State University campus has been sold. The mixed-use building, located at 1475 N. High St., was purchased by an LLC with a Boston mailing address for $40.6 million, according to the Franklin County Auditor.