Ray A. Jones, C.E.O. of The Jones Company of America had the pleasure of meeting and sharing time with Presidente Cindy Arvizu of San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico and Congressman Armando Rangel Hernández of Guanajuato.

Ray A. Jones, C.E.O. of The Jones Company of America is proud to announce partnering with Gladys Maricel Alvarez Morales, affectionately referred to as “G” a 16 year veteran in the eatery business to help build back one of the industries hardest hit by the Covid19 pandemic. Since the start of the pandemic, over 110,000 restaurants have gone out of business nationwide. In Ohio alone, 90,000 eateries have closed since the start of the pandemic and over 4,000 have closed permanently, while other continue to struggle and are on the brink of closing down according to the Ohio Restaurant Association. The Jones Company of America, believes a major contributor to the strength of a city’s success is through the amount and diversity of eateries and entertainment venues it has to offer in order to build a strong economy. Ray Jones said, as regional, national and international convention planners go through the process of selecting which cities to hold conventions that diversity of eateries, entertainment venues and hotels are paramount in their decisions. “G” said, she will renovate a boarded-up building structure which was built in 1928, four minutes away from the John Glen Columbus International Airport and transform it into what will become G’s Shepard Springs Café, located in the Shepard Subdivision and bordered by the Brentnell and Saint Mary’s of the Springs Subdivisions. The cafe will offer a menu selection of healthy fresh foods, brewed coffee using the highest quality of beans to create custom coffee blends having their own unique taste of expressos, cappuccinos, mochas along with various types of teas, served in a cozy environment. In addition, the café/coffee shop will offer private meeting rooms to accommodate customer wanting to hold private meeting that is lacking in the urban community. G, started in the eatery business working at a longstanding established full service restaurant for a couple of years and later took the risk of transferring to a start-up café/coffee shop located on the near eastside of Columbus, Ohio. She worked her way up from the bottom, eventually becoming the manager of what has become one of the most popular café/coffee shops in the urban community. G’s hard work and relentlessness in her role and responsibility as manager significantly contributed to helping the owner of the café survive the worst period of the Covid19 pandemic. She believes much was learned as a result of the pandemic and these lessons has prepared her for the challenges she will face as an owner operator of the future G’s Shepard Springs Café. Ray Jones said, the impact their development would have on the community will be to help spur revitalization in an area that had lost much of its commercial and retail service during construction period of Interstate 670 Highway system, built in the 1970’s. G’s Shepard Springs Café will create jobs, increase tax revenues, spur economic development, create a bilingual atmosphere (English & Spanish) and provide healthy meals in an area considered a food desert along with occasional entertainment. “G” said, this is just the beginning of what we hope will be the first of other G’s Café/Coffee shop developments to come!

Congratulations to my Nephew-in-law Brian Brooks & Niece Dominique Brooks, Co-C.E.O. of E.E.Ward for their significant business accomplishment and for their place in American as an African American Business.

https://www.fox46.com/queen-city-news-now/oldest-black-owned-business-in-us-expends-to-charlotte-raleigh/

Ray A. Jones, C.E.O. of The Jones Company of America Congratulates his long time friend, Inna Kinney, C.E.O. of E.C.D.I. for leading her organization to becoming the largest Micro Loan Lender in the United States. Ray Jones, described her as being an Exceptional Executive whose passion is to grow the nation’s economy by fueling small businesses to include startup businesses with a focus on small minority and female businesses. He said, E.C.D.I’s service adds to the 1.million jobs that are created annually and account for 64% of new jobs created in the United States. Ray Jones said, small businesses not only generate jobs, in totality, they are the largest employers in the United States.

Inna Kinney is founder and CEO of Columbus-based microlender ECDI.

Ray A. Jones, C.E.O. of The Jones Company of America appeared in an interview on the Neurbanismo radio show in Mexico along with a successful U.S. business leader to discuss issues facing Mexico and United States.

The Jones Company of America’s C.E.O. served as one of two individuals leading the largest Latin American Delegation to include a representative from the Caribbean of Election Observers in Ohio history during the 2020 Presidential election. The delegation was comprised of business and civic leaders, public officials, journalist, former election officials, and students in support of promoting Democracy.

The delegation met with national and regional leaders in the Battleground state of to include Frank LaRose the Secretary of State of Ohio, Ambassador Ken Blackwell, Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Douglas Preisse the Chairman of the largest county Board of Election in Ohio, Jane Timken the Ohio Republican Party Chairwoman, David Pepper the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, Joyce Beatty of Ohio’s 3rd congressional district and many more national and regional leaders.

The Jones Company of America’s C.E.O. Ray A. Jones speaks to The Gleaner, Jamaica’s largest and oldest newspaper (186 years old) about the possible impact a Biden-Harris Administration could have on Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20201108/what-biden-harris-win-means-jamaica-and-caribbean What a Biden-Harris win means for Jamaica and the Caribbean.

The Jones Company of America, C.E.O. Ray A. Jones contributes to having the Caribbean represented with a group of International Delegation of Election Observers in the United States 2020

The Jones Company of America has partnered with Lowe’s Home Improvement in Ohio’s Northeast Region to provide NP95 protective mask for minority businesses at no cost. Although, the store locations are in the Marysville, Marion and Bellefontaine area, arrangements can be made to have them delivered to those of you based within the Central Ohio area.

If you would like to arrange to receive masks, Contact, Amanda at (614) 732-8982 and tell her you were referred by Ray Jones.

The Jones Company of America wants you to know whats going on in the United States and throughout the World regarding the Coronavirus.

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Ray A. Jones, founder of The Jones Company of America, said he was very proud to hear the news that his Nephew-in-law & Niece, Brian & Dominique Brooks were finalists in the 2019 C.E.O’s of the year! Jones, said that the couple who own and operate the oldest minority owned company in America are deserving for their hard work, long hours, work ethics and for their excellence in business!