Innovation & Job News
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InOneweekend.org is coming to plan, design and launch a company in three days
Source: Soapbox, 5/13/2008
InOneWeekend.org, a not-for-profit group, is bringing budding entrepreneurs and visionaries together in Cincinnati this summer to experience the startup life over the course of a weekend.
21 new jobs planned for e-tailer Ty's Toy Box
Source: Soapbox, 5/13/2008
Ty's Toy Box, a Greater Cincinnati-based e-tailer, plans to add 21 full-time jobs and double the size of its location.
Entrepreneur Oscar Jarnicki's career just started "Flying By"
Source: Soapbox, 5/13/2008
Oscar Jarnicki, a Cincinnati businessman who has run nursing homes, rehab centers, hotels and hospitals, is about to add "executive producer" to his resume with the expected premiere later this year of the movie "Flying By."
Macy's green initiatives include recyclable shopping bags
Source: Soapbox, 5/13/2008
Cincinnati-based Macy's, Inc. is now using recycled paper shopping bags at its Macy's stores, as well as biodegradable packaging in its online shipments.
FRCH Design Worldwide helped create the Sports Museum of America experience
Source: Soapbox, 5/13/2008
Cincinnati-based FRCH Design Worldwide worked on the Sports Museum of America, which opened last week in New York City, to capture the emotion of sport in the museum's logo, brand identity and in the retail store.
Children's Hospital researchers find major health care savings in flu shots
Source: Soapbox, 5/13/2008
Making sure at-risk children under 5 get flu shots -- something usually associated with the elderly -- could help cut the rapidly rising cost of health care, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center researchers found.
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GE Aviation trains 500 engineers and mechanics from China
Source: Soapbox, 5/6/2008
More than 500 aviation mechanics and propulsion engineers from almost 20 Chinese airlines will be trained on engines made by GE and its joint venture CFM International. The training takes place GE's Customer Technical Education Center in Cincinnati, and in Guanghan, China.
Vertus Technologies will build clean coal project on Cincinnati's riverfront
Source: Soapbox, 5/6/2008
Vertus Technologies plans to build its first US coal-processing facility at Cincinnati Bulk Terminals' riverfront facility. The UK-based company will ship 100,000 tons of clean coal a year from the plant.
HBC-radiomatic plans to create 15 new tech jobs
Source: Soapbox, 5/6/2008
About 15 new tech jobs will be created when HBC-radiomatic expands its North American headquarters and moves it to Northern Kentucky.
Charter Life Sciences II raises $6 million from Ohio Capital Fund
Source: Soapbox, 5/6/2008
The Ohio  Capital Fund has committed $6 million to Charter Life Sciences II, a Cincinnati-based venture capital fund that invests in early-stage life sciences ventures.
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International sales now account for 70 percent of General Cable's revenue
Source: Soapbox, 5/6/2008
General Cable Corp. has become one of the most geographically diverse U.S.-based manufacturing companies, with its overseas sales now accounting for about 70 percent of its total sales.
Cincinnati USA Partnership named one of top 10 economic development groups in nation
Source: Soapbox, 5/6/2008
Site Selection magazine named the Cincinnati USA Partnership as one of the nation's top 10 economic development groups and features the city on the cover. of its May issue.
Downtown's retail market holds steady
Source: Soapbox, 5/6/2008
A new report finds that the vacancy rate for the retail market downtown and midtown is 9.7 percent, the fourth lowest among 10 regions examined and well below the 12 percent average for the metro region.
Workforce and location led to 170-job expansion at Toyota Boshoku America
Source: Soapbox, 4/29/2008
A major expansion, including 170 new jobs, of Toyota Boshoku America's headquarters in Greater Cincinnati is on the way, and the company credits the region's workforce and its central location for its choice to grow here.
Pendleton DataFarm one of 12 recognized for innovation
Source: Soapbox, 4/29/2008
Pendleton DataFarm, a Northern Kentucky company that provides what it calls "a unique blend of country hospitality and technical savvy," is one of 12 small businesses recognized by the state of Kentucky for innovation and leadership.
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