Columbus : Featured Stories

Miami Valley soars on wings of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Gabriella Jacobs Thursday, March 11, 2010

If you think Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is merely a parking lot for planes and a layover for enlistees, you're as wrong at the folks who told Orville and Wilbur "it'll never fly." That's because behind those gates, alongside those hangers, buzzing in those offices, is a mega-engine of business that's critical to the Ohio economy.

Advanced Propulsion, Columbus/Central Ohio , Dayton/West Central Ohio, Instruments - Controls - Electronics, Tech Transfer, Wright State University

Dayton, Columbus

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

Video: A child prodigy's assessment of eTech Ohio's annual conference

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Twelve-year-old teacher and author Adora Svitak reports from Columbus, filming herself in a mirror with commentary on this month's eTech Ohio conference, where she was a keynote speaker. We think the future of America is in safe hands.

Columbus/Central Ohio , Information Technology

Columbus

Q&A: Ohio Sea Grant's Jeffrey Reutter explains the economic importance of Lake Erie

Gene Monteith Thursday, January 14, 2010

Ohio has a monumental stake in what happens to Lake Erie. Invasive species, algal blooms, chemical runoff and climate change all have the potential to stagger the economic engine that generates thousands of Ohio jobs. Since 1978, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has turned to Ohio State University -- which operates one of 30 Sea Grant College Programs around the country -- for some of the answers to Erie's most pressing problems. hiVelocity asked Program Director Dr. Jeffrey M. Reutter about the role the OSU Sea Grant Program plays in Ohio's economy.

Columbus/Central Ohio, Ohio State University, Sustainability, Toledo/Northwest Ohio

Columbus

Ohio's creative design reputation finally catching up with its legacy

Dave Malaska Thursday, January 14, 2010

For years, Ohio has been a quiet powerhouse in the worlds of industrial design, architecture, communications design and brand marketing. Problem was, few people outside the state noticed. No more. The Buckeye state's reputation, particularly along the I-71 corridor from Cleveland to Cincinnati, is charging to the forefront.

Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland State University, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio, Ohio State University, Talent, University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland

Unique partnership aims to get docs off drawing board, into marketplace

Gene Monteith Thursday, December 17, 2009

If you were to walk into Jeffrey Van Buren's physical therapy practice, you might see him working with clients using a self-designed platform that helps muscles react more quickly when presented with unexpected challenges. Van Buren now has dreams of getting his unique apparatus into the marketplace. And while that goal is still a dream, an innovative collaboration between his employer and TechColumbus is making it closer to reality every day.

Biomedical, Columbus/Central Ohio, Entrepreneur Programs

Columbus

Layoff leads to new career at leading-edge nanotech firm

Dave Malaska Thursday, November 05, 2009

Like many workers in this unstable economy, the year didn't start off well for Matt Garver. But thanks to his expertise, a burgeoning technology and a helping hand from the state, his prospects for 2009 brightened. So did his career.

Advanced Materials, Columbus/Central Ohio, Workforce Transition

Columbus

OSU and its partners pioneer hybrid power conversion with 900 jobs in mind

Gene Monteith Thursday, October 22, 2009

There's a high-stakes race on in the electric vehicle arena, and an Ohio State University-based collaborative plans to lead the way -- at least in the commercial vehicle market.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Columbus/Central Ohio, Ohio State University

Columbus

Welcome to hiVelocity!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Ohio is at the forefront of a new economy, creating new ideas, innovative businesses and new jobs needed for the 21st century. It's an important story. Now, hiVelocity is here to tell it.

Advanced and Alternative Energy, Advanced Materials, Advanced Propulsion, Biomedical, Cincinnati/Southwest Ohio, Cleveland/Northeast Ohio, Columbus/Central Ohio, Dayton/West Central Ohio, Entrepreneurship, High Tech, Higher Education, Instruments - Controls - Electronics, Manufacturing Innovation, Sustainability, Tech Transfer - Research, Toledo/Northwest Ohio, Venture Capital, Workforce Transition

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