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CoSign snags $200K ArtPlace America grant

ArtPlaceAmerica.org Tuesday, May 21, 2013

With a new $200,000 award, The American Sign Museum will expand its innovative CoSign initiative that pairs artists, small businesses and sign fabricators.

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Print�s June 2013 Issue

PRINT magazine Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Powerhouse Factories helped design the cover of June's PRINT magazine. Take a look at how and why.

Here's the story behind the cover.

Cincinnati University fashion student steps back in time

fibre2fashion.com Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Loungewear and lingerie designs by University of Cincinnati senior fashion design student Emily Battisti look back to another century for detailing and inspiration.

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Cincinnati Startup Pingage Signs With P&G to Bring Business to Pinterest

Ad Age Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Cincinnati-based startup Pingage wants to offer marketers a way to manage content and build a following. It's goal is to become to Pinterest what Buddy Media was to Facebook.

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Differential is a hands-on incubator in Cincinnati

Tech Cocktail Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The Greater Cincinnati startup scene is diversifying and growing, which is creating opportunities for new types of startup launch platforms. Cincinnati-based Differential is a new company that is leveraging a different type of service and funding model to help startups accelerate their launch.

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Joinery: A Poster by Brush Factory Design Studio

Design Milk Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Design Milk, an online magazine dedicated to modern design, highlights a new poster by Hayes Shanesy of Brush Factory design studio and printed by Northside's Cryptogram Ink.

See the full posting here.

The need for talent in 'fly-over' cities

Huffington Post Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Along the I-71 corridor from Mason—25 miles south to downtown Cincinnati—quality, early-stage companies are emerging at a fast clip. This momentum is creating a talent crunch for the region, and in turn, new career options for recent college graduates.

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Louisville-born Impulcity nightlife app goes live on iTunes as a Cincy startup

Insider Louisville Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Impulsity founders wanted to launch back in June of last year. But the entire project took a giant left turn that summer after Impulcity was accepted at The Brandery, the Cincinnati tech accelerator. Then, investors, including Ohio’s $50 million technology seed fund, started throwing money at the project.

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Enterprise Social Network Startup Batterii Closes $2.5M Seed, Led By CincyTech

TechCrunch Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Cincinnati-based enterprise social network startup Batterii, which describes itself as a co-creation software platform, has closed a $2.5 million seed round led by public-private seed stage investor CincyTech—which contributed $500,000 to the round. Other investors include Batterii CEO Kevin C. Cummins, Los Angeles-based investor Ken Salkin and undisclosed individuals.

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Cincinnati Startup ChoreMonster Makes Chores Fun And They Even Made A Beastie For Us

TechCrunch Tuesday, January 29, 2013

ChoreMonster launched an update to their app a few days ago that includes a parents section, a redesign of the kids section, a new Monster Carnival and yes, even a new character named TeeCee exclusively for TechCrunch readers.

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How To Build An Internal Social Network That Your Company Loves

FastCompany.com Tuesday, January 22, 2013

When Shane Atchison took the job of CEO at Possible Worldwide in April, he needed a way to get in sync with 1,100 people across 32 offices. Possible, a division of the advertising giant WPP, then acquired three small companies in four months, making the issue even more pressing. How do you build a sense of community when you’ve got people from Poland, Budapest and Moscow connecting with people in Cincinnati or Seattle?

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MSNBC takes time to grow with Visualingual

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

How much do you need and when do you need it? Those two questions are constantly on the minds of small business owners who are selling their products. Of course, getting customers to buy is just part of the process. Once the orders come in, you have to make sure you have the inventory you need to fill them. Visualingual is featured.

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Famous Footwear Shifts Media Business

AdWeek Tuesday, January 15, 2013

About a year after changing creative agencies, Famous Footwear has chosen Cincinnati's Empower MediaMarketing for the assignment. The retailer typically spends more than $30 million on media each year.

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Choremonster makes kids 'beg for chores'

Venturebeat.com Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Parents and children are forever locked in battles over household tasks. ChoreMonster publicly launched just in time for the New Year. It turns chores into an engaging game. The company also announced that it has raised a total of $1.125 million in seed funding.

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CrowdHall joins the #OpenGov movement with online town halls

Tech Cocktail Tuesday, January 08, 2013

With the election over, CrowdHall is joining the open government movement to make sure our voices get heard between voting time.

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