Featured Stories

Hackerspaces give tinkerers room to work out 'next big thing'

Feoshia Henderson Thursday, April 22, 2010

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once said his biggest competitive fear was "someone in a garage who is devising something completely new." Now, across Ohio, collective tinkering is taking place in hackerspaces -- for all practical purposes, modern, uber-garages where trained engineers, tech enthusiasts retirees and casual DIYers, work on what could be the "Next Big Thing."

Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati

For these serial entrepreneurs, it's lather, rinse, repeat

Colin McEwen Thursday, April 08, 2010

The risk of starting a new business is great, the rewards uncertain. But some people enjoy the process. These "serial entrepreneurs" do it over and over again. Lather, rinse and repeat.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Biomedical, Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Dayton/West Central Ohio, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, Venture Capital

Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland

Q&A: Rail veteran tackles 3C Corridor's burning questions

Gene Monteith Thursday, March 11, 2010

In January, Gov. Ted Strickland announced that Ohio had received $400 million in federal stimulus money to develop a "3C Corridor" passenger rail system linking Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. Immediately, questions flew: Will the trains go fast enough? How many stops? Who will ride it? Will the benefits be worth the money? hiVelocity caught up with James E. Seney, who served as executive director of the Ohio Rail Development Commission under former Gov. Bob Taft. Seney, who oversaw the Taft Administration's original Ohio Hub rail plan to link Ohio to midwestern and east coast lines, says all questions are valid -- but that Ohio has an opportunity that's too good to pass up.

Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio , Dayton/West Central Ohio

Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton

Laid off? This entrepreneur says, "start a business"

Colin McEwen Thursday, March 11, 2010

Are you laid off from work in the middle of the worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression? Start a business.That's some of the advice given by entrepreneur Mike Hooven, who in 1994 at the age of 38, took $22,000 in stock options from his comfortable position at Ethicon to start his first company.

Biomedical, Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Entrepreneurship

Cincinnati

Old neighborhoods emerge from ashes as hip centers of growth

Dave Malaska Thursday, February 11, 2010

Ohio neighborhoods are finding a second � or third � life as hip, new attractions for business, families and young professionals. Drawing on a combination of historic preservation and interest an urban lifestyle -- and tapping into corporate investment and state aid -- more than a dozen such neighborhoods have risen from the ashes

Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio, Talent, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo

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 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

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

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

What's green and square and sits on your Web page? ShareThis

Val Prevish Thursday, November 05, 2009

Sharing isn't just for kids anymore. Thanks to a Cincinnati start-up, it's now one of the hottest ways for grown-ups to keep their friends up to date on their favorite things on the Internet.

Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Information Technology

Cincinnati

Love where you live, love where you work

Feoshia Henderson Thursday, October 08, 2009

Times have changed in the work world. And for young professionals today, especially those with families, it's just as important to love where you live as it is to love where you work.

Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Workforce Transition

Cincinnati

Welcome to hiVelocity!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Ohio is at the forefront of a new economy, creating new ideas, innovative businesses and new jobs needed for the 21st century. It's an important story. Now, hiVelocity is here to tell it.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Advanced Materials, Advanced Propulsion, Biomedical, Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio, Dayton/West Central Ohio, Entrepreneurship, High Tech, Higher Education, Instruments - Controls - Electronics, Manufacturing Innovation, Sustainability, Tech Transfer - Research, Toledo/Northwest Ohio, Venture Capital, Workforce Transition

Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Lima, Toledo, Youngstown

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