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Wright State University creates human innovation center

Dayton Business Journal, 11/16/09 Thursday, November 19, 2009

Wright State University has created the Ohio Center of Excellence in Human-Centered Innovation, bringing together 56 professors amid six colleges and 30 departments to conduct research and provide a think tank focusing on human performance, reports the Dayton Business Journal.

The center was ushered into existence with the help of Dayton-area business partners that donated $1 million in cash and in-kind gifts to start the center.

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Intelligrated's $24-million incentive package to create 267 jobs

Soapbox, 11/17/2009 Thursday, November 19, 2009

Intelligrated, an automated material handling solutions provider, will expand its operations in West Chester, Mason and London, Ohio after receiving a $24 million state of Ohio incentive package, reports Soapbox.

The incentives include low-interest Research and Development Investment Loans and Ohio Enterprise Bond Fund Loans from Ohio's DFAC to the Butler County Port Authority.

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Columbus plant seeks savings with shot-clock approach

The Columbus Dispatch, 11/5/09 Thursday, November 19, 2009

Decades ago, the NBA instituted the shot clock to pick up the pace of the game. Today, Worthington Industries wants to see whether what works in basketball also can work in manufacturing, reports the Columbus Dispatch.

The Columbus-based steel processor has installed shot-clocklike devices at its factory work stations. Teams of workers can see exactly how long they should take to do specific tasks -- and how actual performance stacks up.

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OSU aims to jolt research alliances

BUSINESS FIRST OF COLUMBUS, 10/30/09 Thursday, November 05, 2009

One of Ohio State University's premier research centers got a kick-start nearly 70 years ago from the development of new technology. University officials now hope they can benefit from a similar boost when construction of a science building that promotes research partnerships is completed, reports Business First of Columbus.

Science and Technology Campus Corp., the university-affiliated developer of west campus' research and technology park, is planning to expand with a 40,580-square-foot research and office complex adjacent to the university's ElectroScience Laboratory.

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Ohio designates eight advanced energy centers

YOUNGSTOWN BUSINESS JOURNAL, 10/29/09 Thursday, November 05, 2009

Eight universities across Ohio have been designated as Centers of Excellence in Advanced Energy, reports the Business Journal, of Youngstown.

The designations position Ohio's universities to lure new talent and leadership to promote innovation and entrepreneurial activity, state officials said.

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Dayton-area medical center expected to yield 400 Ohio jobs

SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 10/28/09 Thursday, November 05, 2009

Officials say a medical center offering tumor therapy in Ohio will create 400 jobs and generate an estimated $170 million a year, reports an Associated Press story published in the San Jose Mercury News.

Miami Township Administrator Greg Hanahan said that California-based Optivus Proton Therapy will build the center just south of Dayton.

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Ohio ranked number four in business climate

DAYTON DAILY NEWS, 11/3/09 Thursday, November 05, 2009

Site Selection magazine has ranked Ohio No. 4 on the list of the "top ten business climates" in 2009, reports the Dayton Daily News.

The business climate rankings are determined by a business activity-tracking database run by Conway Data Inc., publisher of Site Selection, and by a survey of corporate site seekers across the country, the publisher said.

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Study finds Ohio could gain thousands of jobs from strong climate change legislation

YOUNGSTOWN BUSINESS JOURNAL, 10/27/09 Thursday, November 05, 2009

Ohio's heavy reliance on carbon fuels and its available skilled work force position the state to uniquely benefit from comprehensive federal energy and climate policy, reports a Youngstown Business Journal article quoting advocates of those proposals.

On the eve of discussions to begin today in the U.S. Senate, an economic analysis was released last week that concluded strong climate change policies could create up to 61,000 jobs in Ohio by 2020.

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Ohio legislation would allow registered nurses to pronounce death

MEDCITY NEWS, 10/28/09 Thursday, November 05, 2009

Recently proposed legislation would expand the power of registered nurses in the state and allow them to determine and pronounce death, reports MedCity News.

House Bill 314, which was also proposed at the tail end of last year's legislative session, is meant largely to address doctor shortages in hospitals and hospice locations, according to legislative staff. About 20 states, including Arkansas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin, have similar legislation.

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Geauga County positioned to pioneer northeast Ohio wind farms

WILLOUGHBY NEWS HERALD, 11/1/09 Thursday, November 05, 2009

Lake, Ashtabula and especially Geauga counties could become Ohio's first wind farm vista since such energy production was pioneered in Ohio at Bowling Green State University in Wood County, reports the News-Herald.

"Some studies do say the Northeast Ohio area could be No. 1 and first for wind farms with perceptions of all the wind coming off Lake Erie," said state Sen. Tim Grendell, R-Chester Township, whose district includes all of Lake and Geauga counties as a major part of Legacy Renewable Energy Development's proposed total $120 million tri-county project.

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Honda takes on new model at East Liberty plant

DAYTON DAILY NEWS, 11/3/09 Thursday, November 05, 2009

Honda's East Liberty, Ohio auto plant has begun mass production of the 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour, reports the Dayton Daily News.

Honda is touting the vehicle as "a new type of crossover utility vehicle that combines the premium refinement of the Accord with the versatile characteristics of a sport-utility vehicle, including a highly functional under-floor storage area." Honda has some 14,000 workers in Ohio.

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Cincy conservancy goes high tech with iPod tour

SOAPBOX, 11/3/09 Thursday, November 05, 2009

The Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati's Eden Park has long been a favored place to get in touch with nature. The historic conservatory, with its signature greenhouses, may have just celebrated its 75th year, but is keeping up with the times, reports Soapbox.

Now visitors can stroll through the Krohn's exotic and colorful plant collections with their iPods or other MPEG-4 compatible device for a personal learning tour.

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Cincinnati unveils nearly $200 million in contracts to small and minority businesses

SOAPBOX, 10/27/09 Thursday, November 05, 2009

Cincinnati city officials, along with the local African American Chamber and other prominent organizations, have announced more than $200 million in contracts open to small and minority businesses, in part to boost the percentage of minority-owned companies that do work with the city, reports Soapbox.

The city unveiled more than 700 contract opportunities recently during a meeting hosted by the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky African American Chamber and the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati.

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Ohio praised for having "own stimulus plan"

THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 10/18/09 Thursday, October 22, 2009

No region has been immune from the Great Recession. Jobs have been lost across the country. But some areas, including Ohio, are doing better because states, cities and industry groups have been pursuing jobs and research programs for years, reports the Arizona Republic.

The Republic singled out the cities of Pittsburgh and Houston for special attention as well as the states of New Mexico, Utah, and Ohio, which it noted is "a state with its own stimulus plan."

Original source: The Arizona Republic
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Legislators eye round two for Capital Fund

BUSINESS FIRST, 10/14/09 Thursday, October 22, 2009

As the Ohio Capital Fund rounds the finish line in investing $150 million in venture capital firms, two legislators want to breathe new life into what they consider one of the state's key economic development programs, reports Business First of Columbus.

State Reps. Jay Goyal, D-Mansfield, and Sandra Williams, D-Cleveland, say they plan in the next few weeks to introduce legislation in the House of Representatives that will boost the investment capacity of the Ohio Venture Capital Authority by at least $100 million.

Original Source: Business First
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