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Gene Monteith
Thursday, October 21, 2010
At a cost of $1 billion, ProjectOne is the largest construction project in Ohio State University's history. It's also expected to be one of the largest job-generators in central Ohio history, with as many as 10,000 new full-time positions by 2015.
Colin McEwen
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Cleveland: The next digital city? Marc Canter sure thinks so. The guy who introduced the world to multimedia -- and created tens of thousands of jobs along the way -- now has a Cleveland area code.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
For the state of Ohio, creating new job opportunities is crucial to retaining talent and building a strong economy. Initiatives like the Ohio Third Frontier, and growing companies that bring new ideas to the marketplace, are creating those jobs every day.
Today, hiVelocity debuts two new sections: Jobs Available and Jobs Landed. If you're looking for that first great gig -- or if you're a seasoned professional looking for a new challenge -- we hope you'll check out the Jobs Available section. If you're curious about who's snagging those jobs, check out our Jobs Landed section. Watch both in the coming weeks as we highlight the coolest jobs we can find.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
It's the size of a tractor trailer, it's on wheels and completely transportable, with the capacity to power a small town. It's the world's largest hydrogen fuel cell, purchased by Ohio-based FirstEnergy to power 500 homes during a five year trial run. Watch this video for a quick explanation from the manufacturer of how this development is breaking new ground.
Gene Monteith
Thursday, October 07, 2010
For Jim Hall, innovation roared in on the back of a stroke and a bout with shingles. The result was a new vision of the world and a brand new art form, which is gaining attention for the shimmering colors and almost-moving shapes the former Procter & Gamble executive paints with hundreds of vertical, straight lines.
Patrick Mahoney
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Cincinnati knows a good thing when it sees it . . . and homegrown talent is a good thing. So, in 2005, regional businesses and educators formed a collaborative nonprofit to plug the region's "brain drain" by cultivating students, beginning as early as the 10th grade.
Colin McEwen
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Doug Craver never stops moving. The 47-year-old northeast Ohio native is a serial entrepreneur who's had his hand in a half-dozen tech companies since he was 25 -- including CMI, Knotice and Realeflow. He's curently president and CEO of
LaunchTribe -- but prefers the title of "startup craftsman."
SOAPBOX
Thursday, October 07, 2010
In August, we told you about The Brandery, a Cincinnati accelerator that wants to give entrepreneurs technical assistance and $20,000 in startup funding in exchange for a 6 percent equity stake in their new companies. SOAPBOX provides an overview in this video.
Gene Monteith
Thursday, September 23, 2010
A year ago tomorrow, hiVelocity hit the webstand. In this issue, we take a look back -- why we ventured forth, what our goals were and what our readers have found most appealing.
Dave Malaska
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Once a dominating global player, Ohio's glass industry has been battered by increased foreign competition and changes in the American economy. Now, it is looking to innovation and diversification to regain the foothold that made it one of Ohio's most prominant industries.
Colin McEwen
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Steve Arless has more than 35 years of international experience in the development, marketing and sales of medical devices. Seventeen of those years were spent at London-based Smith & Nephew, where he served as president for five years. His fame, though, accrued while president of CryoCath, which sold in 2006 for $380 million. Now CEO of Cleveland-based CardioInsight, this Montreal native is bringing his talents south.
Ben French
Thursday, September 23, 2010
hiVelocity knows that words aren't the whole story. That's why we strive each and every issue to capture the personality of the people and the heartbeat of our topics in photos. In this video, Managing Photographer Ben French brings you the best of those photos from our first year. Enjoy this visual look back.
Val Prevish
Thursday, September 09, 2010
About one third of the food we eat is either directly or indirectly tied to honeybee crop pollination. Bees are under attack, however, by both manmade and natural forces. To help save them, Ohio beekeepers are breeding stronger queens that can withstand the stress our human lifestyles are placing on them.
Gene Monteith
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Elizabeth Edwards is a former venture investor who believes there is no lack of innovation or entrepreneurial spirit in the greater Cincinnati region. What's needed, she says, are more ways to connect great ideas with resources. That's why Edwards left Neyer Holdings to form her own company, Metro Innovation -- and why she initiated programs like InOneWeekend three years ago and the Cincinnati Innovates contest, now it its second year. hiVelocity spoke to Edwards about Cincinnati's entrepreneurial climate.
Feoshia Henderson
Thursday, September 09, 2010
It's said that most startups fail within five years. Still, the possibility -- or experience -- of failure doesn't stop thousands of Ohioans from starting new businesses every year. hiVelocity talked to some successful Ohio entrepreneurs whose ingenuity and nimbleness led them to change direction or shelve ideas that weren't working. All three have different stories, but all recognized when it was time to change course and move on to new ideas.