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Dublin Tech Talent Pipeline Looks to Alternative Paths

Friday, December 06, 2019

The rush to fill growing technology roles in Central Ohio, and around the country, is at an all-time high. In early 2019, Central Ohio hit its lowest unemployment rate in 18 years, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Between that, and the rise of software development roles (at a 63% increase from 2010), companies are spread thin for talent. This means finding talent through traditional routes is no longer a sustainable strategy. Read full article.

Brain Gain: Changing the Way We See Ourselves

Tuesday, October 01, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Business language changes, methods evolve and historical perceptions can either paralyze or propel people. Over the years, many studies, groups and leaders have addressed the urgency of economic development and creating methods to keep our children from leaving the region. But determining outcomes, effecting best practices and leveraging our combined efforts rarely occurred. Read full article.

Hims, Inc. Starts In-House Fulfillment in Ohio, Pledges 500 Jobs

Monday, September 30, 2019

Ohio’s strategic location with market access ideal for company’s new logistics and distribution operations Company Name: HIMS Health and Wellness (Hims, Inc.) Location: Central Ohio, TBD Industry Sector: Healthcare Company Profile: Hims, Inc. offers a modern approach to health and wellness. Its mission is to eliminate stigmas and make it easier for people to access care and treatment for the conditions that impact their daily lives. Hims has trusted, FDA-approved, medical-grade products that are personally recommended by its top-notch medical team. Company Website: forhims.com Read full article.

Morning Headlines: Ohio Gets OK to Expand Medicaid Services; Emergency Call Center Funds Available

Monday, September 30, 2019

Ohio gets OK to expand Medicaid services The federal government is allowing Ohio more flexibility in what services it can provide to Medicaid patients addicted to opioids. The expanded options are through a substance use disorder demonstration waiver that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently approved. Gov. Mike DeWine said the waiver will help the state confront the deadly epidemic tied to prescription painkillers, heroin and illegal fentanyl. It will allow Ohio to provide critical care to mothers and babies exposed to opioids, expand recovery support and enhance residential treatment services. The state's waiver application said the demonstration would permit Ohio'...

Ohio weighs opening highway corridors to broadband projects

Saturday, September 28, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — About 1 million Ohioans, mostly in Appalachia, lack high-speed internet service and the state’s highway corridors may hold the key to addressing the stubborn problem, a report concluded. A fact-finding effort by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration identified a number of causes for the lack of broadband availability to include outdated tax codes, missed funding opportunities, maps that incorrectly show where service is available and bureaucratic red tape. Read full article.

Entrepreneurship in Small Town, USA

Monday, September 23, 2019

NEWTON FALLS, Ohio – Tom Dever was intrigued when he read about the possibility of a missile defense system based at Camp Garfield just outside of Newton Falls. Such a development would open up enormous potential for the small town, and he thought it would be a good idea to get in on the ground floor. “There was the potential of adding 6,000 soldiers to the area,” Dever says as he leans back on one of the comfortable chairs at RedCon 1, the coffee shop he opened in April along Broad Street in Newton Falls. “So, that’s how this came about.” Rea...

Growing Aerospace Manufacturer Hydro-Aire Expands in Ohio with Over $8.5 Million Investment

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Company will construct a second facility adjacent to its existing Elyria location Company Name: Hydro-Aire, Inc. Location: Elyria, Ohio Industry Sector: Aerospace & Aviation Company Profile: Crane Aerospace & Electronics delivers innovative systems, components, and services for commercial aircraft, defense platforms and space systems, which have proven reliability in mission-critical environments. Its Hydro-Aire division provides complete brake control and fluid management systems across all aerospace market segments and aircraft sizes. Company Website: https://www.craneae.com/AboutUs/Hydro-Aire.aspx Read full article.

The FCC Announces $1.488 Billion to Expand Rural Broadband to 700,000 Homes & Small Business

Thursday, September 12, 2019

The FCC announced $112.2 million in new funding to help expand rural broadband. This brings the FCC’s total funding to expand rural broadband to $1.4888 billion over the next 10 years. The FCC hopes this will expand broadband to 700,000 unserved rural homes and small businesses nationwide. “Today, we take another step towards ensuring that all Americans have access to high-speed broadband,” said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. “This fifth round of funding will provide rural Americans from California to Ohio with the economic, educational, civic, and healthcare opportunities that Internet access makes possible.” Read full article.

Partnership extends Pickerington STEM course to Canal Winchester students

Wednesday, August 07, 2019

A new partnership for the 2019-20 school year will enable four Canal Winchester High School seniors to get biomedical science instruction alongside Pickerington students at the OhioHealth Pickerington Medical Campus, 1010 Refugee Road. This school year will mark the fifth that students from Pickerington High School Central and Pickerington High School North will take STEM-based classes -- those rooted in science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- at the medical campus. The biomedical science course for seniors is taught by Andy Harris, the STEM biomedical science coordinator for Pickerington Schools. The course covers biochemical and physiological functions, anatomy, epidemiology and pharmacology in ...

County to commission study for performing arts center

Tuesday, August 06, 2019

LANCASTER - The Fairfield County commissioners either took the first step in building a performing arts center or the last step. The commission officially opened invitations for companies to submit proposals to study the feasibility of a performing arts center downtown or somewhere else in Fairfield County. Economic development director Rick Szabrak said the study could show the economic support for one or show that one would not survive here, thus ending the plan immediately. Read full article.

United Candle Company Moves Production to Ohio, Creates 100 Jobs

Monday, August 05, 2019

Company will make candles for some of the most well-known, brand-name retailers Company Name: United Candle Company, LLC Location: Muskingum County Industry Sector: Advanced Manufacturing Company Profile: USA Tealight began as a manufacturer for wholesalers of all various types of candles and waxes. Due to its state-of-the-art facility, production power and high-quality ingredients, USA Tealight quickly became an industry brand among wholesalers, retailers and general consumers. With its move to Ohio, the company will begin operations as United Candle Company. Company Website: https://tealightusa.com Project Summary: Type of Project: New location Number of Jobs: Jobs committed: 100 Capital Investment: $1,815,000 Company Need: The former USA Tealight is a candle manufacturer located in New Jersey. The company’s clients prefer to dea...

AMG Vanadium Constructing a Second Ohio Plant, Investing More Than $200 Million

Sunday, August 04, 2019

Second facility helps company stay an industry leader Company Name: AMG Vanadium Location: Washington Township Industry Sector: Energy & Chemicals Company Profile: AMG Vanadium is a global critical materials company at the forefront of CO2 reduction trends. AMG Vanadium produces highly engineered specialty metals and mineral products and provides related vacuum furnace systems and services to the transportation, infrastructure, energy, and specialty metals and chemicals end markets. Company Website: https://amg-v.com/ Project Summary: Type of Project: New Location Number of Jobs: Jobs committed: 102 Capital Investment: $200,652,178 Timetable: Groundbreaking on the new plant will be on August 8, 2019. The first phase of construction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2020, focusing on a raw materia...

Ohio Will Become 4th State to Offer Residential PACE for Energy Improvements

Saturday, August 03, 2019

Homeowners in Summit, Franklin and Lucas Counties will soon have access to low-interest loans for energy efficiency improvements through property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing. In Summit County, the City of Barberton will begin offering residential PACE (or RPACE) to homeowners. In Franklin and Lucas Counties, the cities of Bexley and Toledo have authorized agreements with the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority to offer RPACE to their residents. RPACE loans will be available to homeowners for energy efficiency upgrades to HVAC, windows and doors, roofing, insulation and other improvements. Property owners can finance projects through the 5- to 20-year loans, which ar...

Kroger and Ocado Break Ground in Ohio on U.S.’s First-Ever Robotic Warehouse

Friday, August 02, 2019

$55 million high-tech facility will create over 400 jobs The Kroger Co., America’s largest grocery retailer, and U.K.-based Ocado, one of the world’s largest dedicated online grocery retailers, are launching America’s first state-of-the-art automated customer fulfillment center (CFC) in Monroe, Ohio. The $55 million, 335,000-square-foot CFC is expected to generate more than 400 jobs. The partnership was announced in May of 2018, broke ground on June 12, 2019, and is expected to be operational in spring 2021. Research by Nielsen and the Food Marketing Institute found online grocery spending could rise to $100 billion annually by 2020. Furthermore, as many as 70% of consumer...

Mid-Sized Urban Markets Compare Well with Mega-Cities

Thursday, August 01, 2019

Even before New York politics interfered with the Amazon HQ2 project, it was not the typical economic development project — not even counting the 50,000 jobs associated with it — but the decision of the company to end up in two major urban markets goes against recent corporate site location trends favoring mid-sized urban markets over mega-cities. Any economic development project that is going to create 50,000 jobs will end up in large urban market — likely one of the top-10 mega-cities in the United States, primarily based upon the availability of that many skilled workers. However, in the ag...

A look inside the Wigwam

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Scenes from the July 27 Wigwam open house in Violet Township View original article.

Violet Township: Wigwam open house

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Violet Township held an open house for the Wigwam on July 27. Although the 63-acre retreat with 26 buildings at 10190 Blacklick-Eastern Road NW has been open to the public in various forms since February, the township had not held a formal event for people to see the facility that was purchased for $2.7 million in July 2018. View original content.

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