Toledo/Northwest Ohio Features

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: Agricultural Incubator Foundation�s Bernie Scott describes ag entrepreneurship efforts

Gabriella Jacobs Thursday, March 24, 2011

Agriculture Incubator Foundation Chairman Bernie Scott is no stranger to the field of food and agriculture. His devotion to the land and its capabilities grew while participating in 4-H and FFA (then called Future Farmers of America), earning degrees in agriculture and agricultural education from Ohio State University (he was OSU's 2009 Alumni Citizenship Award winner), and working as an ag teacher in the Otsego School District. Here, he fills us in on the foundation and its work with agricultural entrepreneurs.

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.

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.

God save the queens

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.

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Toledo/Northwest Ohio Features

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

Q&A: Agricultural Incubator Foundation�s Bernie Scott describes ag entrepreneurship efforts

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

Ohio glass industry looks to regain form through innovation, diversification

God save the queens

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