EWI, OSU hold open houses on U.S. manufacturing

Rickenbacker’s among largest foreign trade zones

The foreign trade zone at Rickenbacker Airport is now one of the 10 largest in the United States, according to the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.

A record of $6.3 billion worth of merchandise moved through the zone in 2013, which was the seventh highest total among the country’s 177 such zones.

A foreign trade zone is a secure area in and around a port of entry, such as Rickenbacker, that is under the supervision of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and this country’s version of what are known internationally as freetrade zones.

Former Meijer now home to FrontRoom Furnishings

FrontRoom Furnishings has opened a showroom at 2675 Brice Rd. in a building once occupied by Meijer.

The company is operating FrontRoom Furnishings, Bedrooms First and its Fifty-Off Outlet concepts out of that space, which includes nearly 130,000 square feet.

The new location replaces the smaller FrontRoom Furnishings showroom on S. Hamilton Road, the company said.

Massage chain opens 11th area location

Massage Envy Spa has opened its 11th location in the Columbus region, the company has announced.

The 3,500-square foot spa in Lewis Center, with 12 treatment rooms, is expected to employ more than 50.

Lewis Center marks the third location for franchisees Steve and Julie Kambeitz and Alissa Rodgers, whose other Massage Envy Spas are in Dublin and Powell.

The spa is at 6497 Pullman Drive and is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

EWI, a manufacturing technology innovator, plans a Manufacturing Day 2014 open house on Oct. 3 in collaboration with the Ohio State University College of Engineering.

The event is designed to educate the public about U.S. manufacturing and will allow visitors to see technology demonstrations and tour EWI’s labs and workshops.

Two 90-minute open house sessions will take place, beginning at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., at EWI, 1250 Arthur E Adams Dr. on OSU’s West Campus. Registration is required and may be made by calling 614-699-5000 or visiting www.regonline.com/ MfgOct2014.

Plante Moran ‘webinars’ to cover range of topics

Plante Moran plans a fall online seminar series with 13 “webinars” covering a variety of topics related to end-of-year tax planning, technology, health care and other issues.

There is no charge to participate in the webinars, which are approved for continuing professional education credit.

Plante Moran is a certified public accounting and business advisory firm with a presence in Columbus. To see a list of programs and to register, visit www.webinars.plantemoran.com.

Workshop to teach how to prevent identity theft

The Credit Union of Ohio will have a workshop on how to prevent identity theft from 7 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 7 at the credit union’s Hilliard branch at 5500 Britton Parkway.

The workshop is free and open to the public, but has limited seating. To register, send an email to reservations@ cuofohio.org.