http://soapboxmedia.com Soapbox tells the new Cincinnati story — a narrative of creative people and businesses, new development, cool places to live, and the best places to work and play. en-us © 2008 IMG LLC. - All content subject to copyright Fri, 16 May 2008 22:33:58 GMT 60 http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/default.aspx http://soapboxmedia.com/images/logo.gif Soapbox tells the new Cincinnati story — a narrative of creative people and businesses, new development, cool places to live, and the best places to work and play. http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/weekend0513.aspx 9529bd6d-b8c0-4601-9900-88aa8d296a6f Innovation & Job NewsEntrepreneurshipInternetTalent 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. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/ty0513.aspx 4e1e010c-0a3a-44a5-bd95-6104184c674f Innovation & Job NewsEntrepreneurshipInternet Ty's Toy Box, a Greater Cincinnati-based e-tailer, plans to add 21 full-time jobs and double the size of its location. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/flying0513.aspx 2a8e1012-3ae7-4094-ab18-d36eaddfa605 Innovation & Job NewsEntrepreneurshipFilmTalent 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." Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/macys0513.aspx 44cfeda5-ab37-48b8-8b37-34b8cdca3eb5 Innovation & Job NewsAlternative EnergyGreen BuildingSustainabilityEnvironmentDowntown 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. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/sports0513.aspx b07b3b64-193a-4708-b328-05c9e13d6412 Innovation & Job NewsAdvanced Brand DesignArchitectureConsumer ResearchDowntown 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. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/flu0513.aspx 53c004e2-ca03-4fa8-995d-00b98cd6a5c4 Innovation & Job NewsLife SciencesLifescience / Medical Research InnovationQuality Of LifeUptown 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. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/training0506.aspx ae605af4-3808-43f9-8134-57ea0c8c8652 Innovation & Job NewsAdvanced EngineeringAerospace 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. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/clean0506.aspx 29c38271-4659-4779-b36c-e5f232f131a7 Innovation & Job NewsAdvanced EngineeringSustainabilityEnvironmentDowntown 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. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/hbc0506.aspx 89a1dd21-1ac4-468d-871a-25971611cbf0 Innovation & Job NewsAdvanced Engineering About 15 new tech jobs will be created when HBC-radiomatic expands its North American headquarters and moves it to Northern Kentucky. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/cls0506.aspx cab663a0-9916-4a12-8345-40a92f82502a Innovation & Job NewsBiotechnologyEmerging TechnologyEntrepreneurshipLife SciencesLifescience / Medical Research InnovationUptown 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. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/sals0506.aspx b24d499d-55d6-4447-8cc2-14d72ffffe96 Innovation & Job NewsAdvanced Engineering 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. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/topten0506.aspx f0eca0c4-84f8-4da6-be75-cf4d4fcdde9d Innovation & Job NewsQuality Of LifeRegionalismDowntown 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. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/retail0506.aspx b65a2a90-b89d-4043-821a-ba5a8a79d984 Innovation & Job NewsFinancial ServicesQuality Of LifeDowntown 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. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/tba0429.aspx 635ebaf9-958e-48e8-a62f-a5c077db4b33 Innovation & Job NewsAdvanced EngineeringAutomotiveTalent 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. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/datafarm0429.aspx 2a7b9121-83bc-4451-baf9-17470ec48e40 Innovation & Job NewsEntrepreneurshipInternetITSoftware DesignRegionalism 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. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/backpack0429.aspx 01dceebf-2c59-49d0-8383-8d5a4975b6e6 Innovation & Job NewsFilmHigher EducationInternetITMediaDowntown Cincinnati's Freedom Center just a launched a "digital backpack" project to offer its visitors a new way to learn and spread the word about the Center. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/kaed0429.aspx fd4bbb01-bcb5-418a-9147-a35cfa11e231 Innovation & Job NewsEntrepreneurshipHigher EducationRegionalismTalent Northern Kentucky's innovative efforts at economic development and its regional approach to improving the community were recognized with the "E.ON U.S. Community Award for Innovation" from the Kentucky Association for Economic Development.  KAED annually presents the award for economic development efforts that are community driven. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/industrial0429.aspx e24aacd8-7a08-47e3-83b8-1b9ae3572c9f Innovation & Job NewsFinanceFinancial ServicesQuality Of LifeRegionalism Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Cincinnati, a commercial real estate firm, says the industrial vacancy rate in the Cincinnati market dropped to 6.31 percent during the quarter, down from 6.56 percent in the last quarter of 2007. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/ethics0429.aspx 8d9515ce-925d-4f0d-805a-b9acf8bbe92c Innovation & Job NewsHigher EducationSustainabilityQuality Of LifeRegionalism Xavier's Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility was just renamed the Cintas Institute for Business Ethics at Xavier University, with support from Cintas founder and Chairman Richard Farmer and the Farmer Family Foundation, and Cintas Vice Chairman Bob Kohlhepp. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/home0422.aspx 83049dcc-823d-44ab-8bad-8157ae0c10e0 Innovation & Job NewsQuality Of LifePleasant RidgeMariemontCovingtonNewportMt. LookoutMt. AdamsOakleyNorthsideDowntownUptownColumbia TusculumHyde ParkEast Walnut Hills/O'BryonvilleOver-the-Rhine Money magazine's list of the six “best places to buy a home these days” includes Cincinnati.  Money's list is of “the six cities where home prices are likely to rise the most - or fall the least - in the next 12 months.” Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/anthem0422.aspx 78254702-fd78-4662-9da7-a159b425df14 Innovation & Job NewsInternetITLife SciencesQuality Of Life Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio, the state’s largest health benefits provider, launched 360 Health, a program designed to help its members get quick access to medical information, manage their health and navigate the health care system. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/health0422.aspx 8f971332-2603-4ead-8412-a7cef3fab9da Innovation & Job NewsHigher EducationLife SciencesTalent Xavier University shared first place with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in a leading trade magazine's ranking of the top business graduate schools for physicians. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/duke0422.aspx 3d84154c-388a-4e89-a5df-0c2fdc55f9aa Innovation & Job NewsAdvanced EngineeringAlternative EnergyEmerging TechnologySustainabilityEnvironmentQuality Of Life Duke Energy, one of the nation's largest electric utilities, has set a new goal for 2008 of reducing the sulfur dioxide emissions from its coal-fired power plants by 35 percent (from 2006 levels) and the nitrogen oxide emissions by 10 percent.  The goals are identified in its just-released 2007/2008 Sustainability Report. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:58:55 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/hcdc0422.aspx 1dfcad25-2057-4814-a162-bde7c792cd9b Innovation & Job NewsEntrepreneurshipFinancial ServicesVenture CapitalQuality Of Life The Hamilton County Development Co., which marks its 25th anniversary this week, has had a hand in 30,000 jobs, $2.6 billion in investment and 220 successful start-up firms over the last quarter-century.  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:12:54 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/office0415.aspx 69ea240f-eeb5-48c9-9baa-efaf0e7fe284 Innovation & Job NewsQuality Of LifeRegionalismDowntownUptownColumbia TusculumHyde ParkOver-the-Rhine The overall office vacancy rate in the first quarter in Greater Cincinnati was 16.9 percent, a drop from the 17.7 percent seen at the end of 2007, says Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Cincinnati. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/cinbell0415.aspx 7d1aaf32-acba-4b92-a40b-007ce64251b0 Innovation & Job NewsInternetITSoftware Design A $56 million project by a subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell is expected to create 35 high-tech jobs when it expands and invests in new equipment for a data center facility. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/genetics0415.aspx cf50a3b0-8b83-4cff-b066-565ed957ca43 Innovation & Job NewsBiotechnologyEmerging TechnologyHigher EducationLife SciencesEnvironmentUptown A $7.8 million federal grant will allow the University of Cincinnati to continues operating its Center for Environmental Genetics,  which studies the links between genetics and environmental health.  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/xpedx0415.aspx a6062398-e5df-4dc1-95a8-b1b6c4adbc88 Innovation & Job NewsInternetITSoftware Design Cincinnati-based xpedx says its e-commerce sales increased 12 percent in 2007, to $1.4 billion, thanks to investments in new technology and services. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/women0415.aspx 4be90222-d55e-4c77-8bc1-12b657e77a6b Innovation & Job NewsFinanceFinancial ServicesITQuality Of LifeTalentDowntown Two of Cincinnati's largest corporations, Cincinnati Bell and Fifth Third Bancorp, have named women to senior positions. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/degrees0415.aspx c6c22ebc-55cb-4d77-a2cf-b8feacde957b Innovation & Job NewsHigher EducationLife SciencesQuality Of LifeTalent Xavier University has launched a dual-degree program it says is the first of its kind in the nation, awarding two separate degrees -- a master of science in nursing and a master of science in criminal justice. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT