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People move for many different reasons, but most of the time it is because something in their life is drastically changing. Some may move for a job, some may move to a large home in order to start a family, and some may move due to older age and a lessened ability to maintain a larger home. When it comes time to move into a senior living community in Columbus, no other community does it better than Sunrise Senior Living in Ohio.

“Sunrise has been providing high-quality, individualized care for more than 30 years. We are proud to extend this experience to the Dublin community and now also support residents and families who are coping with the impact of younger-onset memory loss. With this new location, we look forward to becoming a trusted resource for the area and helping families stay close to their loved ones,” said Sarah Burress, executive director for Sunrise of Dublin.

The state of Ohio actually has 11 Sunrise communities, and the newest location has recently opened its doors in Dublin, just outside of Columbus.

Each year, Columbus movers have the joy of helping senior citizens move into one of Sunrise community’s specialty facilities that are designed for memory care. Families of seniors who suffer from Alzheimer’s and dementia can rest assured, knowing that Sunrise’s 66,000 square-foot Dublin community provides industry-leading assisted living and memory care services.

The Bright New Leaders for Ohio Schools program is making headlines across the state by training the leaders of tomorrow. The state-funded program trains future principals on how to turn around low-income schools, which is good news for current Ohio residents and anyone who is looking to move to Columbus.

Serving as a joint effort between the Ohio Business Roundtable, the Ohio Department of Education, and Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, the state program works to train principals to be better equipped at handling some of Ohio’s toughest schools. If all turns out well, principals should be able to enter into these schools and increase or benefit the academic standard of the school, which would increase the schools’ overall moral as well. Columbus movers hope that the statewide effort makes the state more appealing to move to, since schools will potentially move up in grade and academic progress.

During the first year of the program, there were 850 applicants but only 200 moved forward. The program works towards a master’s of business administration, allows applicants to receive a $2,500 monthly stipend, shadow principals, and be linked with a master teacher for lesson planning and instruction.

Richard A. Stoff, president and CEO of the Roundtable, said that, “We believe leadership is leadership, and it’s time to begin trying some new and innovative school techniques to train school leaders.”

If you are moving to Columbus, please be aware of the state’s school initiatives and make sure to research the school districts and grades before you select a school for your child.

t’s coming up on that time of year again and Columbus movers are excited to announce that the annual Susan G. Komen Columbus: The 2015 Race for the Cure Columbus registration is open.

This year, the race is expanding to Ohio University, where it is teaming up with the university’s School of Nursing to “put a pink paw into southeast Ohio,” according to 10TV.

Executive Director Katie Carter explains that this part of Ohio is critical in the fight against breast cancer by stating, “I think it’s a big deal because it’s away from Columbus, we have 30 counties that we serve. It gives people the opportunity to come from other counties and get involved in an event that we celebrate every year. Columbus has been the largest race for the cure, why not add another!”

The Komen Athens Race for the Cure will take place on Sunday, October 25^th at 12 p.m. and this year, attendees can use the hashtag #NewAtKomen for their social media sharing. You can register online at columbus.info-komen.org as an individual, a team, or join an existing team. The 2015 goal is to have 35,000 people register and raise $50,000. So if you are moving to Columbus, this is the perfect way to get involved in the community and serve the great cause of creating awareness while raising funds for breast cancer.

Plans are in the works for Columbus City Council to approve a $74 million contract to construct a new city office building. If approved, the new building would house offices for Public Service, Development and Utilities departments on the Downtown Columbus city campus.

A meeting was held the second week of the month with Messer Construction Company in order to discuss the construction contract and plans. Messer Construction was the lowest bidder, but also the best bidder, according to the city’s plans. Columbus movers hope that, if passed, the new office center will help bring more jobs and more people moving to Columbus.

Plans include building an eight-story, 180,000 square-foot building and was designed by Schooley Caldwell Associates and DesignGroup. The idea for building a new city office building was due to the fact that many city workers working in an old, deteriorating building that had to be torn down. The new building efforts would create a “one stop shop for several of its regulatory, code and construction functions” for the city, according to The Columbus Dispatch.

If approved, the new city building would be built at 111 N. Front St. and would include a new parking garage of 700 spaces. It would be located at 141 N. Front St. and would be completed by summer 2017. If you are moving to Columbus and work in any of these city entities, keep in mind that you may want to move around the new location, rather than the current – and perhaps temporary location.

LifeinCbus is a Columbus campaign that focuses on life in Columbus, why people should move there and what Columbus has to offer. Now, LifeinCbus has a new campaign running in D.C. where their ads can be found in D.C. Metro stations, encouraging millennials to move to Columbus.

Although Columbus movers are proud of their city and appreciate the business that LifeinCbus ads could generate, there is a lot of skepticism over how this can negatively affect D.C. The ads boast that Columbus has a lower cost of living and is therefore more affordable for people to live. LifeinCbus’ target audience is young professionals, particularly between the ages of 25 and 35, also known as millennials. Why is this their target? Because millennials are the age group that are more likely to move sometime soon, and when they consider moving, LifeinCbus wants them to move to Columbus. Millennials are also the future, so a city that has a lot of millennials into the area is more likely to flourish in the long run.

The median millennial earning in D.C. is roughly $54,000 and in Columbus it is $36,000. Although a millennial could earn more money in D.C. the high cost of living is what hurts them. Since the median rent in D.C. is $2,000 and only $670 in Columbus, after rent, a millennial living in Columbus would have $5,000 more in disposable income annually. However, the only way that moving to Columbus from D.C. would benefit a millennial, is if they make below the median income, since most D.C. residents have roommates to split rent and no car in the city that they pay for.

Regardless of whether a D.C. resident is living at or above the median income or not, homes in Columbus cost nearly one-third that of D.C. Furthermore, childcare costs are 75% less in Columbus, making Columbus the perfect city to move to anyways.

The Better Business Bureau is on the hunt for fraudulent moving companies this moving season, and it no surprise why. Each year, over 34 million Americans move during the summer months of May-July. It is estimated that one in every 10 moves will be a poor experience that leads to a bad review online, or report to the BBB or Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). In the past two years alone, the FMCSA received 6,000 complaints. In order to try and combat the major issue, for the 2015 moving season, the BBB and FMCSA are cracking down; releasing tips for anyone who is moving this year, and even releasing lists of the worst moving companies out there. If you are moving to Columbus, your trusted local moving company All My Sons has the BBB’s list of the top Columbus movers with F-ratings:

• A Family Moving Company in Heath
• Good Hands Moving near Gahanna
• Hercules Movers of Columbus
• Integrity First Moving on far west side
• Quality Moves in Blacklick
• Kings Royalty Moving on far east side

The BBB says that the most common mistake that people make when hiring a moving company, is hiring the cheapest they come across. Just remember – you get what you pay for.

Advocates, developers, Columbus movers, and Republican lawmakers are pushing for wind energy initiatives in Ohio and the major city of Columbus to pass.

Last year, the fight for wind energy and the restoration of the state’s energy efficiency and renewable energy standards was a long, hard battle; and this year, it was lost. Now, advocates are pressuring lawmakers to renegotiate.

According to Midwest Energy News, the setback limits would be “devastating” and advocates, along with the Office of the Ohio Consumers Council urge lawmakers to see the benefits that wind energy has to offer. In a world that is coming to realize the effects of global warming and the benefits of natural energy initiatives, it is surprising that Columbus lawmakers are not on board with renewable energy standards and their economic benefits.

Columbus moving companies like All My Sons, know that moving in large trucks is not very energy efficient; however, we support all local, city, and state initiatives for renewable energy sources – including wind energy here in Ohio. Since many potential residents want to move to a city and town that is progressive, movers urge the city to be progressive, in order to make Columbus and the state of Ohio more attractive for home buyers and movers, big business, and to have a thriving economy.

Summer is always the busiest season for moving companies. Since school is out, many families decide to move while it is easier to uproot their children before a new school year starts. That being said, 2015 is looking to be one of the busiest moving summers in a long time. A general tip from Columbus movers: the busier the moving season, the more likely a fraudulent moving company will trick you and commit questionable acts.

According to Deputy Administrator at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Daphne Jefferson, the majority of moving companies are legitimate, honest, and dependable. However, she still states that, “moving fraud is a really big problem”.

Jefferson further mentions that her administration receives thousands of complaints against moving companies each year; 3,000 in 2014 alone. The biggest complaint they receive is that a moving company jacked up the price last minute, and the latest scandal in the quest for demanding more money for moving your belongings, is by not giving you your belongings until you pay – what is now being called “hostage load”.

In lieu of all of the issues surrounding moving companies, federal and state regulators are offering tips to keep home owners safe:

• Hire a mover based off of recommendations
• Don’t ever hire a moving company that can’t provide a licensing information
• Never settle for a quote over the phone or from online
• Get multiple estimates and pay close attention to which estimate includes the most services
• Avoid any company that says you have to pay a deposit.

If you were planning on moving to Columbus to work at the famous Columbus Dispatch in town, think again.

Columbus movers recently discovered that Mike Reed, CEO of Dispatch buyers New Media Investment Group Inc. briefed employees at the Columbus Dispatch earlier this month, on the potential cuts that they would be doing to jobs. Although it is not certain if or when there will be layoffs, the staff at the Columbus Dispatch should know in roughly six months (year’s end) whether or not they will occur and to what extent.

Reed’s meeting with staffers at the Dispatch lasted close to 45 minutes and, although he let staffers know what was up in the air, there were many questions surrounding the layoffs and what would happen to the newspaper as a result. It is also a deterrent for writers and reporters moving to Columbus, if local journalism is on the decline or there are not enough outlets and money to support the field.

Reed assured fellow staff that his company will aim to make cuts that will not have a large effect on the quality of journalism the Dispatch produces. According to sources, New Media and its subsidiary GateHouse Media are well-known for buying newspapers and then making job cuts, slimming down departments. The Columbus Dispatch will supposedly be undergoing staff evaluations immediately.

On a positive note, New Media likes the idea of Columbus Monthly and Capital Style magazine – the monthly publications that Reed told Columbus Dispatch employees could be replicated in other cities, creating jobs elsewhere, hopefully still moving new writers into the Columbus area.

When Ohio U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty was 50, she had a stroke and she was able to make a full recovery. Ever since, she has been an advocate for creating awareness for stroke victims. If things go her way, the month of May will soon become Stoke Awareness Month.

Earlier this month, Beatty introduced a bill to designate May as Stroke Awareness Month, with Representative Pat Tiberi co-sponsoring the bill.

Beatty explains how she, “as a stroke survivor, I understand the magnitude of this disease and its often-life-changing effects.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control, one person in the world dies from stroke every four minutes, and one person every 40 seconds in the United States. Strokes claim roughly 130,000 Americans each year, making strokes the fifth leading cause of death in the United States.

Of course, The National Stroke Association and The American Heart Association / American Stroke Association back Beatty’s efforts and bill, as well as a bipartisan coalition of 16 Members of Congress. Columbus movers hope that our state representative’s bill gets passed and that stroke victims can gain more awareness and spread knowledge throughout the month of May.