For the eight tech companies who won first round of funding from UpTech, the chance to be part of this dynamic community of entrepreneurs and work with the brightest minds at NKU's College of Informatics is the opportunity of a lifetime.
As Northern Kentucky University celebrates the long-awaited opening of Griffin Hall, home of the College of Informatics, business leaders in the community are predicting that the impact this new learning center will have on the region will be huge.
Northern Kentucky start-up Jacobs Automation is in the final steps of taking its Maglev technology to the marketplace, where it could revolutionize the way products are packaged all over the world. Kentucky's angel investors helped make it happen.
A sweeping urban development attitude in Northern Kentucky will be the catalyst for a new growing life sciences industry. Will the biotechnology and high tech companies come to town when they see what the region is planning? That is the hope.
Two successful business veterans give hope to chronically unemployed workers with a company focused on building brands, creating jobs and changing lives in Cincinnati's inner-city.
Jack Rouse Associates is one of the top go-to firms for theme park and museum design. Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, its most unique and challenging theme park design yet, has cemented JRA's reputation among a select group that competes for elite projects around the globe.
A sack of seeds that started life as a quirky idea to showcase package design has turned into a giant of a product for local design firm VisuaLingual, and taught local art students valuable lessons about product development.
In the life of business start-ups, the great idea is only the first small step. So five lucky start-ups are getting the chance to learn from Cincinnati's master brand strategists and market research gurus as they take part in the first ever 12-week program at The Brandery, a new business accelerator that is luring promising young companies to Southwest Ohio.
Thanks to a wealth of local talent and exceptional natural beauty Cincinnati has what it takes to attract moviemakers. The filmmaking industry is in the midst of one of the biggest transitions in its history as producers look beyond Hollywood for locations to shoot and set up studios. Aggressive tax credits from states around the country including Ohio are luring the business away from California as cities like Cincinnati roll out the red carpet to get in on the action.
Soapbox writer Val Prevish takes a look at five Cincinnati based ventures that have sprouted on the big ideas of a few individuals and show great promise, not just as money-making businesses, but as vehicles of change in their industries.
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