FROM PUTTSHACK'S TECH-INFUSED MINI GOLF DEBUT AT POLARIS TO ANDURIL'S ARSENAL-1 HIRING WAVE: Columbus Gets Its First Ohio Puttshack Location May 27 Inside the Galaxy at Polaris Mixed-Use Development While Anduril Begins Hiring 4,000-Job Rickenbacker Campus With $24–$31 Hourly Production Roles Already Posted, and Columbus Housing Holds Steady as a National Market Reset Gives Buyers Leverage Without the Crash Other Cities Are Experiencing
Columbus entertainment, defense manufacturing, and housing data reveals a city operating on multiple levels simultaneously — Puttshack opening its first Ohio location May 27 at Polaris with 12,000 square feet of tech-infused mini golf, automated scoring, private challenge rooms, and a full restaurant and bar inside the Galaxy at Polaris mixed-use development, Anduril Industries beginning active hiring for its Arsenal-1 campus near Rickenbacker with Roadrunner autonomous drone production roles ranging from six-figure engineering positions to $24–$31 hourly technician and production jobs as part of a projected 4,000-job buildout across 5 million square feet, and Columbus housing maintaining equilibrium as national markets in Florida and Texas face inventory surges while Central Ohio's controlled supply, sustained job growth, and population momentum keeps prices stable and the market moving.
