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Seamless connect between programs, capital, credited with Ohio's high-tech rise

Gene Monteith Thursday, February 11, 2010

Tony Giordano has been around the block. He's started successful companies in both Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. He has a good job as assistant dean of research and business development at Louisiana State University's Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. So why is he moving his new cardiovascular company from Louisiana to Cleveland? Quite simply, he says, there's no place like Ohio.

Advanced Materials, biomedical, Entrepreneur Programs, Pre-Seed Funds, Third Frontier, Venture Capital

GE Aviation project highlights company-community partnership

Val Prevish Thursday, January 28, 2010

Decades after Orville Wright helped dedicate a facility that grew to become GE Aviation's headquarters in Evendale, the complex is poised for a transformation that will bring its work environment in line with the today's globally competitive landscape.

Advanced Propulsion, Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, High Tech, Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Ohio's young entrepreneurs prove age no barrier

Douglas Trattner Thursday, January 28, 2010

These days, some of the biggest ideas are coming from the youngest of minds. College students and recent graduates across Ohio are combining bold ideas with bold action, fueling the state's transformation one job at a time. hiVelocity caught up with a few of the young entrepreneurs who are making a mark on Ohio.

Entrepreneurship, Miami University of Ohio, Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo

Video: A quick lesson in how airplane propellers are made

Lawrence Marshall Thursday, January 28, 2010

Ever wonder how an airplane propeller is made? hiVelocity traveled to Piqua to get a first-hand look. Our host was Hartzell Propeller (see our Dec. 17 story), which made its first blade in 1917. By the way, the company says Piqua's a great place to do business.

Dayton/West Central Ohio, High Tech

Q&A: Ohio Sea Grant's Jeffrey Reutter explains the economic importance of Lake Erie

Gene Monteith Thursday, January 14, 2010

Ohio has a monumental stake in what happens to Lake Erie. Invasive species, algal blooms, chemical runoff and climate change all have the potential to stagger the economic engine that generates thousands of Ohio jobs. Since 1978, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has turned to Ohio State University -- which operates one of 30 Sea Grant College Programs around the country -- for some of the answers to Erie's most pressing problems. hiVelocity asked Program Director Dr. Jeffrey M. Reutter about the role the OSU Sea Grant Program plays in Ohio's economy.

Columbus/Central Ohio, Ohio State University, Sustainability, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Columbus

Ohio's creative design reputation finally catching up with its legacy

Dave Malaska Thursday, January 14, 2010

For years, Ohio has been a quiet powerhouse in the worlds of industrial design, architecture, communications design and brand marketing. Problem was, few people outside the state noticed. No more. The Buckeye state's reputation, particularly along the I-71 corridor from Cleveland to Cincinnati, is charging to the forefront.

Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland State University, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio, Ohio State University, Talent, University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland

Cleveland Clinic provides spark for region, plans 1,800 new jobs

Colin McEwen Thursday, January 14, 2010

The Cleveland Clinic may have hemorrhaged millions of dollars during this recession, but the setback hasn't stopped the prestigious healthcare organization as a regional growth catalyst poised to bring life back into a lagging job market and local economy.

Biomedical, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Workforce Transition

Cleveland

Video: "Typical day" of a BGSU business student -- really?

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

What's the typical day look like for a Bowling Green State University business student? For one who doesn't take himself too seriously, it looks like this.

Bowling Green State University, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Video: Robots to the rescue!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

You read about this robot in our Oct. 8 issue. Now take a look for yourself at the little robot that could -- a daring, danger-loving machine whose development grew from applied research at the University of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Instruments - Controls - Electronics, University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Unique partnership aims to get docs off drawing board, into marketplace

Gene Monteith Thursday, December 17, 2009

If you were to walk into Jeffrey Van Buren's physical therapy practice, you might see him working with clients using a self-designed platform that helps muscles react more quickly when presented with unexpected challenges. Van Buren now has dreams of getting his unique apparatus into the marketplace. And while that goal is still a dream, an innovative collaboration between his employer and TechColumbus is making it closer to reality every day.

Biomedical, Columbus/Central Ohio, Entrepreneur Programs

Columbus

Q&A: "Chief Evangelist" preaches the virtues of a revived Youngstown

Colin McEwen Thursday, December 17, 2009

Jim Cossler, an entrepreneurial expert, is chief executive officer of the Youngstown Business Incubator. He is also known as an "Chief Evangelist." His gospel? Spreading the good word about the growth and development of small businesses in the Youngstown area.

Appalachia/Southeast Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Entrepreneur Programs, Information Technology

Youngstown

Cincinnati's green building boom reflects Ohioans' changing priorities

Val Prevish Thursday, December 17, 2009

"They used to think you were a hippie if you mentioned green," says Cincinnati realtor Libby Hunter. "Now we're getting clients where it's first on their list of priorities."

Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Sustainability

Cincinnati

Video: Balluminaria 2009 lights up Cincinnati

Thursday, December 03, 2009

One of the best, and lesser-known, events in Cincinnati is Balluminaria. Yeah, they're low-tech, but see how these tried and true flying machines lit up Eden Park last month.

Serial entrepreneur's roller coaster life on way back up with new microwave design

Douglas Trattner Thursday, December 03, 2009

"Sometimes in life we run into buzz saws," says entrepreneur Phil Davis. "Kirk Wright was mine." Davis is referring to former hedge fund manager Kirk Wright, who in 2008 was found guilty of numerous counts of fraud after swindling investors out of more than $150 million. Days after his conviction, Wright committed suicide in jail. But it wasn't cash that Wright stole from Davis � it was his reputation.

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Cleveland

Evergreen Cooperatives focused on creating jobs, money, within communities

Douglas Trattner Thursday, December 03, 2009

"Compared to all the different community development programs we've tried over the years," says India Pierce Lee, Program Director with the Cleveland Foundation, "Evergreen Cooperatives leaves me more optimistic about opportunities for change than anything else I've seen."

Talent, Toledo/Northwest Ohio , Workforce Transition

Cleveland