Columbus economy tops Cleveland

Central Ohio's gross domestic product - the value of goods and services produced in the region - grew at a 2.5 percent rate in 2016, pushing the size of the economy past Cleveland's, according to federal data released this week.  The growth rate for central Ohio was stronger than the 1.7 percent growth rate posted by the average U.S. metropolitan area's economy and the 1.5 percent growth rate for the overall U.S. economy last year. "It is good news.