Eligible Columbus Region companies may receive up to $75,000 in training grant funds via the 2017 Ohio Incumbent Worker Training Voucher Program. Increase your company’s chances of successfully competing for funds by having the application prepared and ready for submittal at 10 a.m. on October 14, 2016, as funds are... read more →
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Sep
28
When Persistent Systems, a software technology company, was looking for a Midwest anchor location they were looking for easy access to talent and access to enterprises. Persistent System Dublin Center Head Anagha Vyas says Dublin is “enterprise rich” and a perfect location to grow their... read more →
Sep
27
In August, Food Manufacturing was on hand for a grand re-opening ceremony marking the completion of a significant renovation and expansion of the Nestlé Quality Assurance Center in Dublin, Ohio. Read the story – Food Manufacturing – September 26, 2016
Sep
23
Nathan Heerdt stayed in tech but took a seven-year break from entrepreneurship after founding two startups that didn't end well. He even delivered a raw, frank talk on startup failure at the first Columbus Startup Week. Today he's back in the founder role, with two equal partners this time, and... read more →
Sep
16
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Sep
15
Groveport resident Gail Goldman got a high-five from IBM Senior Consultant Gary Whitehead when she told him and six fellow U.S. Military veterans she had recently retired from the U.S. Department of Defense. Goldman told her data analytics classmates she had pursued a degree in project management after her retirement.... read more →
Sep
12
Dublin, OH -- Dublin was named 2016’s Best Ohio City for Job Seekers in a recent study from the personal finance outlet WalletHub.com. According to WalletHub - their analysts compared 145 cities across 16 key indicators of job-market health, ranging from “employment growth” to “median monthly starting salary” to “unemployment... read more →
Sep
06
Urbanist Richard Florida popularized the term "creative class," describing the millions of workers in fields such as the arts, sciences and technology whose work largely involves coming up with new ideas and innovating on old ones. The creative class has, for better or worse, primarily been associated with big American... read more →
Aug
31
Cardinal Health Inc.'s acquisition of a telemedicine software maker has a growing startup community celebrating its big exit – in Iowa. Dublin-based Cardinal (NYSE:CAH) confirmed to Columbus Business First that it has acquired TelePharm LLC of Iowa City for an undisclosed sum. An investor called it an "eight-figure investment" by... read more →
Aug
31
Today, Rev1Ventures, a top VC investor in the Great Lakes Region, announced the launch of Rev1 Fund I, the company’s most significant fund to-date and the largest seed-stage fund in Columbus history. A first-of-its-kind for the region, the corporate-backed fund is supported by Nationwide, The Ohio State University, Cardinal Health... read more →