"Job growth offsetting foreclosures' impact on Columbus "economy" is the headline of an article in Business First Columbus written by Matt Burns.

Good news Columbus! It says the picture is grim for many cities but Columbus Ohio is not bearing the brunt of the foreclosure crisis Tsunami as it was painted in the announcements of the Foreclosure Forum that Columbus Mayor Coleman attended earlier this week. The communities with the darkest outlook are experiencing job losses.

The Business First Columbus article after the Foreclosure Forum says: Copyright 2007 Discover Columbus and Maureen McCabe

"A report issued for a national mayor's conference this week painted a grim picture for many cities across the U.S. resulting from the nation's foreclosure crisis, but Columbus wasn't one of them.

Greg Davies, deputy director of the city's development department, said the lack of a potential GDP loss is less an indication of Columbus' relationship to the foreclosure crisis and more a gauge of how job growth has offset it.

"I think it speaks to the strength of the city," Davies said. "Columbus, even though Ohio continues to lose jobs, continues to gain jobs ... and the cities hit the hardest in (the report's) predictions have been losing jobs."

More good employment news from Business First Columbus "Columbus October unemployment lowest in state"

Columbus Housing Market is Stable.

The Business First Columbus Article said that despite the good news on jobs foreclosures are still a problem in Columbus and Davies said:

"We're trying to make people realize this is not just happening in decaying neighborhoods but in middle-class neighborhoods," he said. "People need to wake up and realize this is not just the result of somebody making a bad decision... It's a huge problem that needs to be tackled."

Today I just got an email from a friend thanking me for my prayers and support... she was NOT  laid off, downsized, slashed, fired.... from Wendy's work force.   I had to admit I never considered her job in jeopardy even though I had read Wendy's was slashing jobs, so I had not prayed for her. Or offered any support now that I think about it.   Denial. 

My friend also urged all those friends she copied on the email to eat at Wendy's.    I hear those new Frescata sandwiches are great....They have a Brutus Burger coming out next month...  I have always loved to drink a cup of Chili in my car but it is just a little too hot for that now.  A Frosty!!!  Boosterism?  You bet.

Anyone ....outside Central Ohio, Wendy's International is based in Dublin Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. I blog about Wendy's constantly it seems because I read about Wendy's in the news all the time. I need a photo of a burger to send subliminal messages... eat at Wendy's... eat at Wendy's... eat at Wendy's...

Copyright 2006 Columbus Best Blog and Maureen McCabe

The Ohio Farm Bureau will be meeting in Columbus soon.

They'll be talking about  "Farm policy, international trade, state government and politics, private property rights and livestock agriculture"  according to a news release.

"Who is the Ohio Farm Bureau? With over 200,000 members, the Ohio Farm Bureau is Ohio's largest general farm organization. The Ohio Farm Bureau is a federation of 87 county Farm Bureaus representing all 88 counties."

The Farm Bureau' Consumer  website (that's you and me)  is a wealth of information.

Columbus own Nationwide Insurance was a Farm Bureau company until 1954 and continues to be a strong advocate of agriculture and the premier insurance provider of Farm Bureau

Did you know that 1 in 6 Ohioans has an agriculture-related job? Found that on the Ohio Farm Bureau Website.