Entrereneur Programs Features

Where are they now? hiVelocity catches up with three promising companies

Feoshia Henderson Thursday, June 16, 2011

In the last year and a half, hiVelocity has showcased hundreds of smart, innovative entrepreneurs. In this issue, we're following up with three of them to see how business is going these days.

Q&A: Dean Monske on northwest Ohio's growing international successes

Gene Monteith Thursday, June 16, 2011

In late February, Dean Monske was named president and CEO of the Regional Growth Partnership, the Toledo-based nonprofit development corporation that serves northwest Ohio. Since then, Monske -- a former RGP vice president who left for a year to serve as Toledo Mayor Mike Bell's deputy mayor for external relations -- has hit the ground running. Last month, the RGP announced two new field offices in, of all places, China.

Q&A: OU Innovation Center chief talks about why region is a great place to live and work

Gene Monteith Thursday, March 25, 2010

Since its formation in 1983, Ohio University's Innovation Center has nurtured more than 80 companies, creating more than 1,000 jobs. The university itself has helped develop nine spinoff companies from university-invented technology. And faculty and staff are responsible for the startup of another 27 companies. Today, the OU Innovation Center -- the state's first university-small business incubator -- is home to 13 startups with big plans for the future. hiVelocity recently caught up with Center Director Jennifer Simon to find out what gives southeastern Ohio its entrepreneurial chemistry.

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Entrereneur Programs Features

Where are they now? hiVelocity catches up with three promising companies

Q&A: Dean Monske on northwest Ohio's growing international successes

Q&A: OU Innovation Center chief talks about why region is a great place to live and work

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