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new law opens the door to more craft distilleries

Douglas Trattner Thursday, May 31, 2012

One of the most widely read Fresh Water Cleveland features was a story on Ohio's burgeoning craft distillery trend. But it wasn't all good news: As it stood at the time of publication, only one permit was allowed in each of Cuyahoga, Franklin and Hamilton counties. What's more, those few permit holders could distill but not sell their wares on-site. A new law eliminates the restrictions on the number of permits while enabling holders to sell their products directly to consumers.

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

inspired by ohio third frontier, national group relocates offices to lorain county community college

Lee Chilcote Thursday, May 31, 2012

A not-so-quiet revolution is taking place at the Entrepreneurship Innovation Center at Lorain County Community College. The organizations and companies located here are helping to propel Ohio's innovation economy forward. Now its newest tenant, the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds, is launching educational programs and a national conference to build on the momentum.

Entrepreneurial Programs, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Venture Capital, Workforce Transition

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

from wall street to main street: will equity-based crowdfunding help to grow ohio startups?

Lee Chilcote Thursday, May 03, 2012

Equity-based crowdfunding will allow everyone the opportunity to become a venture capitalist. But is this a good thing? Remember the dot-com bubble that burst in the 1990s? Yet while crowdfunding brings a certain amount of risk, even skeptics say that it has the potential to bring an important source of new capital to Ohio. The emerging phenomenon could also empower a new class of investors.

Entrepreneurial Programs, Entrepreneurship, Pre-Seed Funds, Software, Talent, Technology, Venture Capital

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

collaboration in ohio aerospace industry leads towards global leadership

Joe Zeis, Gary Conley and Charles Dutch Thursday, April 19, 2012

Ohio's aerospace industry is one of the strongest in the country, yet its continued prominence is by no means assured. In the past few years, fierce global competition, rapid industry change and a fragmented business sector were real threats to our ongoing success. Yet now, the newly-created Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Council is offering a unified voice for the industry and creating a platform for continued growth.

Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Alternative Energy, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Technology

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

Shop Green, Shop Cool, Shop Local -- great tech and environmentally friendly gifts from around Ohio

By Matt Wagner Thursday, December 01, 2011

Did you know you could buy Jedi lightsaber candlesticks from an Ohio business? Or maybe a specialty healthy cooking vaccum seal item? Holiday shopping this year can be buy local, buy green and buy great with these sure to please Ohio holiday items.

art & antiques, arts & culture, Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, High Tech, Retail, Shopping

Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, Cincinnati

Q&A: Brookings' Jonathan Rothwell on Ohio's green jobs outlook

Feoshia Henderson Thursday, July 28, 2011

A new report by the Brookings Institute says Ohio has done pretty well when it comes to creating "green jobs." The report, "Sizing the Clean Economy: A National and Regional Green Jobs Assessment," by the institute's Metropolitan Policy Program, found that one-fourth of Ohio's green jobs are in manufacturing, with Akron, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton leading the state. hiVelocity spoke with Metropolitan Policy Program Senior Research Analyst Jonathan Rothwell about the report and what it means for Ohio and the nation.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Cleveland/Northeast Ohiio, Columbus/Central Ohio, Dayton/West Central Ohio, Sustainability

Columbus, Dayton, Cleveland, Akron, Toledo

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.

Alternative Energy, Entrereneur Programs, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Toledo

Some of the greenest companies in Ohio tell how they did it -- and why

Val Prevish Thursday, November 04, 2010

Green has always been a popular color in the business world. It's the color of money, after all. But green has new meaning to Ohio's corporate community. It means saving the earth, and what's good for the planet can be good for the bottom line as well.

Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Sustainability, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Toledo

Ohio glass industry looks to regain form through innovation, diversification

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.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Appalachia/Southeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio, High Tech, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Toledo

Food movement is for real as Ohioans, producers, go local

Colin McEwen Thursday, June 17, 2010

Thousands of Ohioans are flocking to the farm, the farmers market and to restaurants to support locally grown produce. It's a bona fide movement, taking place all over the state � where a local farmer is just around the corner.

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

Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, Columbus

Q&A: David Beck helps us sift through CIFT

Gene Monteith Thursday, June 17, 2010

Since 1995, the Center for Innovative Food Technology (CIFT) has helped companies involved in some of Ohio's largest and most economically significant industries: food production, processing, packaging. But the center's work reaches all across Ohio's agribusiness universe and it seems no part is left untouched, from research, to local food initiatives to advanced energy. David Beck, CIFT's president and CEO, spoke to us about some of the work CIFT is doing.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Entrepreneurship, Kent State University, Ohio State University, Sustainability, Tech Transfer - Research, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Toledo

Q&A: Steven Weathers gives an inside look at the future of northwest Ohio

Colin McEwen Thursday, May 20, 2010

Steven Weathers, president and CEO of the Regional Growth Partnership, knows that the automotive industry isn't likely to come back to northwest Ohio anytime soon � and he's OK with that.

Bowling Green State University, Entrepreneur Programs, Third Frontier, Toledo/Northwest Ohio, University of Toledo

Toledo

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

This lion eats rice hulls for breakfast -- or anytime, for that matter

Colin McEwen Thursday, October 22, 2009

One man's waste is another man's synthetic natural gas. And a dismal economy for one company is another's opportunity.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Toledo/Northwest Ohio, Workforce Transition

Toledo

Built on glass, northwest Ohio's Solar industry creates 5,000 new jobs

Colin McEwen Thursday, October 08, 2009

A number of Toledo-area alternative energy companies are turning sunlight into usable energy and, in turn, a gloomy economy into a brighter future. Sound like a cheesy government pamphlet? Not so fast.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Toledo