Community Engagement : Featured Stories

Founder Focus: David Hunegnaw of AboutOurWork

Joe Baur Thursday, September 19, 2013

David Hunegnaw is a stalwart supporter of Columbus' entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as a thriving member of it. His company, AboutOurWork, just topped 100,000 users, so hiVelocity decided it was time to check in with this fast-moving Ohio business founder.

Community Engagement, Entrepreneurial Programs, Venture Capital

Columbus

Creative placemaking breathes new life into northeast Ohio neighborhoods

Sheena Lyonnais and Douglas Trattner Thursday, August 15, 2013

Recent grants awarded to Cleveland's Collinwood and St. Clair Superior neighborhoods are enabling creative placemaking, a national movement in which arts- and culture-based projects aim to revitalize communities and boost local economies.

Arts & Culture, Community Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Green Building, Sustainability

Cleveland

Q & A: Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, manager of watershed programs, NEORSD

Douglas J. Guth Thursday, July 18, 2013

Stormwater run-off can overflow sewers, flood homes, erode roads and stream banks, and pollute waterways. Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District seeks to address these issues. Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, manager of watershed programs for NEORSD, explains what that means for residents.

Community Engagement, Sustainability

Cleveland, Akron

TechPint: a slideshow

Bob Perkoski Thursday, July 11, 2013

TechPint is a new event series that mixes up innovation and networking at Cleveland's favorite watering holes. It kicked off last month and hiVelocity has the pictures to prove it!

Community Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Talent

Cleveland

Cleveland developer teams with non-profits to flip vacant homes on a dime

Lee Chilcote Thursday, June 13, 2013

One creative Cleveland developer has partnered with local nonprofits to turn urban blight into fallow, flipping dilapidated vacant homes for as much as it would cost to demolish them. The frugal concept works courtesy of a keen focus on minimalism, material reuse and upcycling.

Community Engagement, Non-profit, Sustainability

Cleveland

Youngstown land reuse setting national example for community revitalization

By Lee Chilcote Sunday, January 15, 2012

The quaint Idora neighborhood in Youngstown, Ohio, has been ravaged by the downtrodden economy. It's streets are like many in cities across America--the foreclosed houses outnumber the occupied by a significant margin. But Youngstown isn't taking the loss lying down; its community revitalization effort is starting to transform Idora and create a model for cities nationwide.

Community Engagement, Entrepreneurship

Youngstown