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Frontier to push broadband in rural Ohio

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH, 9/15/10 Thursday, September 23, 2010

Frontier Communications Corp. is on track to create dozens of jobs in Ohio as it prepares to launch a $150 million, three-year effort to bring high-speed Internet services to rural Ohio, reports the Columbus Dispatch.

Frontier's efforts could make a big difference in broadband use in rural areas, state officials said, because the percentage of home broadband subscribers is lowest outside the state's major metropolitan areas.

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Central Ohio named Energy Hub

TECHNORATI, 9/15/10 Thursday, September 23, 2010

Central Ohio has been designated by the state as the energy hub to manufacture and store energy, reports Technorati.

Called the Central Ohio Hub for Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Energy Storage, the region is one of seven designated hubs designed to take advantage of regional resources to attract clusters of businesses, new investments, and skilled workers.

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Case Western to harness wind power with turbines

THE OBSERVER, 9/17/10 Thursday, September 23, 2010

Case Western Reserve University hopes to become a leader in wind power and sustainable energy this fall, when it will begin constructing the first of three wind turbines as part of a $6 million project, reports The Observer.

The project, funded through the Ohio Third Frontier, will result in the Wind Energy Research and Commercialization Center.

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Rockfish Interactive sets up shop in Cincinnati

SOAPBOX, 9/21/10 Thursday, September 23, 2010

In the latest show of evidence that Cincinnati is truly a consumer marketing hub, Rockfish Interactive, one of the fastest-growing ad agencies in the country, is setting up shop in the city, reports Soapbox.

The Arkansas-based, multi-media consulting and technology agency is among Inc. 500's fastest growing companies in the U.S.

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Ohio among best states for new college graduates

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH, 9/6/10 Thursday, September 09, 2010

Ohio is one of the best states for recent college graduates, based on the number of cities listed as new-grad-friendly in BloombergBusinessweek/Aftercollege.com's survey, reports the Columbus Dispatch.

Four of the state's largest cities - Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Dayton - are among the top 30 nationally for their mix of job openings, salaries and affordable living, the magazine's survey says.

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Ten states, including Ohio, show boon in energy efficiency

KOREA IT TIMES, 9/7/10 Thursday, September 09, 2010

Retrofitting just 40 percent of homes and businesses in the United States could generate billions of dollars in new investments and energy savings, a recent report ranking the top 10 states -- Ohio among them -- with successful energy efficiency policies shows.

An article in the Korea IT Times cites estimates that Americans waste $130 billion in energy each year.

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Energy project, call center, could mean 600 jobs in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN BUSINESS JOURNAL, 8/26/10 Thursday, September 09, 2010

The Youngstown City Council has paved the way for 600 new jobs at a downtown call center and the development of a renewable energy project that could unlock a new economic sector in the Mahoning Valley, reports the Youngstown Business Journal.

Council voted for enabling legislation that gives the city Board of Control the authority to negotiate a 30-year lease with M&J Development LLC for eight acres in the Ohio Works business park.

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Vascular imaging firm headed back to Ohio, thanks to Third Frontier grant

MED CITY NEWS, 8/26/10 Thursday, September 09, 2010

One that got away is coming back, reports MedCity News.

After defecting to Bethlehem, Penn., about three years ago from Columbus, InfraRed Imaging Systems Inc. is planning a move back to Ohio after securing an $812,000 Third Frontier grant in June.

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Tribe: Wind farm no threat to Ohio burial mound

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, 9/7/10 Thursday, September 09, 2010

An American Indian tribe now believes construction of a commercial wind farm in western Ohio will not threaten an ancient burial mound, a tribe elder tells the Associated Press.

The Alabama-based Piqua Shawnee tribe said last year that it feared construction of the Buckeye Wind Farm near Urbana, about 80 miles northeast of Cincinnati, would destroy the tree-covered mound.

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Ohio group wants NASA to work with Air Force Lab

DAYTON DAILY NEWS, 9/7/10 Thursday, September 09, 2010

Dayton Development Coalition leaders are planning a trip to NASA's Glenn Research Center to discuss partnership possibilities with the Air Force Research Laboratory and aerospace-supporting businesses, reports the Dayton Daily News.

Topics will include partnerships that NASA Glenn could create with the AFRL, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and Ohio aerospace companies or those in aerospace-supporting fields including advanced materials, sensors development and testing.

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$400 million in Race to the Top grants going to Ohio schools

FALLS NEWS PRESS, 8/29/10 Thursday, September 09, 2010

Ohio will receive $400 million in education grants over the next four years as part of a federal initiative aimed at improving schools, reports the Falls News Press.

The U.S. Department of Education announced Aug. 24 that Ohio was one of 10 recipients of funding as part of the second round of its Race to the Top program.

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UC Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic launches in January

SOAPBOX, 9/7/10 Thursday, September 09, 2010

Small businesses and nonprofits in Cincinnati will soon have access to free legal help, reports Soapbox.

The University of Cincinnati in January is set to launch an Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic, as part of UC's College of Law. The clinic will offer free legal services to small and startup businesses, as well as area non-profits, which cannot afford to pay for such services otherwise.

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Buckeye Bullet electric car hits 307 M.P.H., a possible record

THE NEW YORK TIMES, 8/27/10 Thursday, September 09, 2010

In a plume of salt crystals, students from Ohio State University's Center for Auto Research witnessed their electric-powered racer make history, reports the New York Times.

The Buckeye Bullet 2.5 averaged 307.7 miles per hour in back-to-back runs on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, obliterating the previous record of 245.5 m.p.h., set in 1999.

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IMG makes Inc.'s list of fastest-growing media companies in America

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW, 8/26/10 Thursday, September 09, 2010

Inc. magazine has released its annual list of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the country, reports Columbia Journalism Review.

While only fifty-nine on the list are media companies, Issue Media Group -- publisher of both hiVelocity and Soapbox, in Cincinnati -- fell in at number 1,672.

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Cleveland rocks? JumpStart wants to make it so

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, 8/19/10 Thursday, August 26, 2010

Nearly a decade ago, a group of community leaders decided to focus on Cleveland's economic future instead of its past, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Tapping state and private funds, the group set out to create an ecosystem to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. JumpStart Inc. is a centerpiece of that effort.

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