Podcast
Business at its Best
Business at its Best! is a daily dose of business optimism.
Hosted by Lewis Waitt, Business Optimist and Director of Client Solutions at Aliniti, Business at its Best! is a daily podcast that shines a spotlight on the organizations, leaders, and people redefining what good business means.
In just 5 minutes, you’ll hear a real story from a real business, a practical lesson to take back to your own business, and a quick reflection to start your day with fresh perspective. It’s positive, it’s practical — and it’s proof that good business ideas are meant to be shared.
At the end of the day, that’s Business at its Best!
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Growth with Roots – Manufacturing a Future from Local Foundations
What does it take for a company to expand while strengthening its local roots? Advanced Interior Solutions’ growth in Springboro shows how mid-sized manufacturers create jobs, deepen community investment, and reinforce Ohio’s industrial backbone.
Read more here - Advanced Interior Solutions expands in Springboro, Ohio
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Metrics that Matter – Using Data to Shape a Region’s Future
What happens when a city’s economic indicators start pointing upward? Louisville’s rising job growth and improving affordability metrics reveal how momentum builds—and how mid-sized employers help shape a region’s long-term trajectory.
Read more here - Louisville Job Growth And Affordability Metrics Climb In 2025
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Healing Forward – Expanding Care to Meet a Growing Mission
In downtown Columbus, AndHealth is expanding its office space to support more clinicians, health coaches, and staff as it scales its mission to reverse chronic disease through personalized, root-cause care.
Read more here - AndHealth Expanding Office Space in Downtown Columbus
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Building the Future of Bioinnovation – A Hub Designed for Discovery
Heartland BioWorks is planning a new headquarters at Indianapolis’s 16 Tech Innovation District, creating a national hub for bioindustrial innovators, manufacturers, and talent to collaborate and grow the bioeconomy.
Read more here - Heartland BioWorks headquarters planned for 16 Tech
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Scaling Smarter – Technology Growth Fueled by Customer Trust
Encore Technologies is expanding again in Cincinnati as more organizations rely on its IT, cloud, and data center services, demonstrating how consistent service and reliability can drive sustainable tech-sector growth.
Read more here - Encore Technologies Expands in Cincinnati (Again)
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Made Close to Home – Manufacturing Growth That Strengthens Community
Camtech Manufacturing Solutions is investing $2.9 million to expand in Pulaski County, Kentucky, adding 10 new skilled jobs and strengthening local manufacturing capabilities that support families, suppliers, and small-town economies.
Read more here - Camtech Manufacturing Solutions’ $2.9M expansion adding 10 Pulaski County jobs
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Expanding Possibility – Designing Spaces That Help Companies Grow
Advanced Interior Solutions is expanding its footprint in Springboro, Ohio, increasing its capacity to design and deliver high-performance workplaces, healthcare spaces, and learning environments for growing organizations across the region.
Read more here - Advanced Interior Solutions expands in Springboro, Ohio
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Reviving Potential – Transforming Old Spaces into New Strength
In Perrysburg Township, Ohio, NOOTER has repurposed a former 220,000-square-foot Calphalon manufacturing facility into a modern hub for industrial construction projects, bringing an idle site back into productive use and creating new opportunities for the local workforce.
Read more here - NOOTER brings new life into former Calphalon facility
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Scaling Smart – Upgrading Infrastructure to Meet Real-World Needs
At the Ports of Indiana–Jeffersonville, Tanco Terminals is expanding its liquid-barge terminal with two new 45,000-gallon tanks and 24/7 truck loading, enabling customized fertilizer blends for Premier Ag and better serving farmers across southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.
Read more here - Tanco expands liquid barge terminal at Jeffersonville port to provide new fertilizer products
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Flight Ready – The Future of Advanced Air Mobility
Joby Aviation has begun producing composite propeller blades for its electric aircraft in Dayton, Ohio, building critical manufacturing capability for up to 15,000 blades a year as advanced air mobility moves closer to commercial reality.
Read more here - Joby Adds to the History of Propeller Blade Manufacturing in Dayton, Ohio
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Breaking New Ground – Building Jobs and Capacity for Tomorrow
Process Machinery Inc. is investing nearly $11.5 million to expand its Shelbyville facility by more than 28,000 square feet, creating 30 new jobs and increasing capacity to serve aggregate and industrial customers across the region.
Read more here - Process Machinery Breaks Ground on Nearly $11.5 Million Shelby County Expansion, Creating 30 New Well-Paying Jobs
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
New Ground – Growing into High-Potential Markets
PulteGroup, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, is expanding into Greater Cincinnati as its next strategic growth market, aligning strong local housing demand with its homebuilding strengths.
Read more here - PulteGroup Initiates Strategic Expansion into Cincinnati Market
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Kinemetrix Expands in Lexington
Kinemetrix Automation has completed a $4 million manufacturing expansion in Lexington, adding 12 jobs and boosting production capacity for its advanced automation systems.
Read more here - Kinemetrix opens $4M manufacturing expansion in Lexington, adds 12 jobs
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Built for Growth – Starfire Lubricants Expands in Hamilton, Ohio
Starfire Lubricants is expanding operations with a new 104,000-square-foot facility in Hamilton, Ohio — creating new jobs and adding manufacturing capacity to meet rising demand.
Read more here - STARFIRE Lubricants Expands Operations with New 104,000 Sq. Ft. Facility in Hamilton, Ohio
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
The Next Play – FC Cincinnati’s $332 Million Vision
FC Cincinnati has submitted its final proposal for a $332 million West End development that blends housing, retail, and training facilities — expanding its impact beyond the pitch.
Read more here - FC Cincinnati submits final proposal for $332M West End development
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Roots of Renewal – Microforest Takes Root in Louisville
Louisville’s West End is getting greener thanks to a new microforest at Alberta O. Jones Park — a community-driven project bringing environmental justice and urban revitalization together.
Read more here - West Louisville gets greener with new microforest at Alberta O. Jones Park
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Cool Growth – Homegrown Manufacturing Expands in Kentucky
MRCOOL, the Kentucky-based HVAC innovator, is investing in a new 22,000 -square-foot facility in Graves County, creating 40 new jobs and strengthening the state’s homegrown manufacturing base.
Read more here - MRCOOL Cuts Ribbon on $5.35 Million Expansion in Graves County, Creating 40 Full-Time Jobs
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Feeding Hope – When Community Steps Up Fast
When SNAP benefit delays left families across Kentucky struggling to afford groceries, the Blue Grass Community Foundation and its partners acted fast—mobilizing $275,000 in emergency funds to support food banks and nonprofits serving those hit hardest. It’s a story of local leadership, rapid response, and the power of community-driven problem-solving.
Read more here: Blue Grass Community Foundation mobilizes $275,000 to fight food insecurity following SNAP benefit delay
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.
Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Powering Progress – Indiana’s Nuclear Comeback
First American Nuclear announces it will invest over $4 billion to bring its HQ, manufacturing operations and a closed-fuel-cycle energy park to Indiana—creating 5,000 high-paying jobs and deploying a next-gen Small Modular Reactor (SMR)—it’s a story of innovation, state ambition, and strategic leadership in emerging industries.
Read more here: Nuclear energy startup to establish HQ, manufacturing operations in Indiana
Support for Business At Its Best! comes from Aliniti.Aliniti have been helping business leaders solve their most pressing people and organizational challenges for the past 25 years. Whether you are having challenges with attracting, retaining, developing or managing talent, Aliniti can be your trusted partner to guide you to success.
Achieve your Ideal State with the help of Aliniti.
Discover more at www.aliniti.com
Built to Last – Investing in Manufacturing’s Future
Caterpillar has announced a $100 million workforce investment pledge, including $5 million dedicated to training and upskilling in Indiana. Through partnerships with community colleges and industry-led training centers, the company is ensuring the next generation of technicians and engineers are ready for what comes next.
Read more here: Caterpillar Invests in U.S. Manufacturing and Future Workforce Skills Training
