Two health IT companies - one from Korea - are setting up North American HQs in Newport, creating a combined 20 new jobs in the process. The companies - Korean-based Arcron Systems Inc. and Meaningful Use Technologies, are moving into a 5,000 sq. ft. shared space with plans to invest $1 million in office upgrades. The companies are still working to find the most compatible space.
Entrepreneurship and invention is a family affair for the Schneider family. Father Dr. Charles Schneider and son Dr. David Schneider have a combined 75 years of experience in specialty chemicals, and hold nearly 40 patents between them in chemical technologies. Both have extensive corporate and entrepreneurial experience, and in 2005 they founded a company that put those skills to use, so far with great success.Rem-Brands, with its tagline "Bonding Science with Business," is a Northern Kentucky-based chemical company that specializes in technologies related to odor and stain removal and disinfection applications.David and his father started the company while he was president and CEO of Iofina, a London Stock Exchange Company, which he helped take public before leaving to focus on Rem-Brands. Their technologies are used in household, commercial, industrial and agricultural applications. Among them are products that have been sold at Bed, Bath & Beyond, PetSmart and home shopping channel QVC. In the agricultural field, among their products is one that is sprayed on cows to keep germs from contaminating the milk before the milking process. Creating these types of technologies has long been a passion for both father and son, David said."This is something we've both done our whole lives, with protect (our technologies) with patents or keep trade secrets and take them and see where it can be used," he said.The company is based in Florence; the company has manufacturing, lab and office space. Most of the technological work is done by David or Charles. David's brother Michael Schneider is company EVP and COO, and also has an extensive chemical background."We design all of our own equipment and our own processes," David said. "Most of the work can be overseen by one or two people."Research and development is conducted in Florence, along with some product manufacturing. Larger manufacturing orders and packaging are outsourced to other companies, David said.The company has recently hired a sales and marketing director, financial advisor and business advisor. Rem-Brands is growing, and within the next year plans to expand into a larger facility. The company plans to stay local, but if growth demands it, could open a facility on the West Coast for logistical reasons sometime in the future, David said."I think this is a great location. Traditionally Cincinnati was one of the major areas for the chemical industry in the U.S. It's to a lesser extent now, but it's still a hub of chemical manufacturing, formulating and distribution. There are a lot of good minds still around," he said. Writer: Feoshia HendersonSource: Dr. David Schneider, co-founder Rem-BrandsYou can follow Feoshia on Twitter @feoshiawrites
Hundreds of millions of people use social networking sites to connect in the online world. Facebook is about friends. LinkedIn is for business. YouTube is all about videos, and Flickr is a place to share photos. So who is making the most of Twitter in Greater Cincinnati?
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Gateway Community and Technical College in Northern Kentucky showed off the region's green goods with its first-ever Green Energy Showcase.The event was held Oct. 1 in Florence at Gateway's Boone Campus. The Green Energy Showcase included exhibits by local and regional energy providers and industry including Bowlin Group LLC, Duke Energy, Touchstone Energy Cooperatives (East Kentucky Power and Owen Electric) and General Cable.The free event was funded, in part, by a $393,000 three-year grant that the college received from the U.S. Department of Labor. High school and college students, energy industry workers and college faculty were among the groups the showcase was geared toward.
OTR attorney Candace Klein launched Bad Girl Ventures this year to help fill the gap between small women owned startups looking for loans and funders who want to invest in local job creation. BGV's first class of entrepreneurs has been selected and will be revealed later today. Soapbox's Feoshia Henderson provides you with a sneak peek at the finalists who will undergo weeks of training to make their mark on Cincinnati's startup world.
Innovation. High pay. Economic competitiveness. It will take all three to secure the economic future of Ohio, say Ohio Third Frontier supporters. The nearly decade-old economic development program is pushing Ohio forward by directing investment dollars to local companies that represent those fundamentals. Soapbox's Innovation and Job News Editor, Feoshia Henderson, takes a look at why Third Frontier is Ohio's, and Cincinnati's bright investment for the future.
What do you do when the economy's tough but you need answers to retaining and attracting a talented workforce? You convene the experts - and that's just what Cincinnati USA is doing next week by bringing the top minds on talent retention to town to discuss the impact of the recession and how to recruit the next generation of talent during lean times.
A new alliance is forming - this one provides education, job training, advocacy and awareness of energy efficient work and policies. The Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance's efforts are part of a national drive to cut back energy use and educate consumers, but this alliance could also pump some life into Cincinnati's economy by retraining workers on the latest energy efficient trends.
To stay healthy - physically, mentally and spiritually - motivation and support is key. That's where Cincinnati based SparkPeople.com can help - the largest diet and fitness web site in America connects more than 4 million people across the globe to make getting in shape easier.
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