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cleveland-based eventworks becomes sole U.S partner for 3D design technology
Now it's cool to think inside the box.

EventWorks, Inc., a Greater Cleveland event-planning and audio-video production company, has become the sole U.S partner for a 3D design technology that has already taken Europe by storm. The technology combines holographic, free-floating images that are displayed with a physical product inside a glass case. The result is a unique and visually stunning way for companies to market their brand or product.

"We jumped into the t... Read more >
market avenue wine bar owner rehearsing for playhousesquare debut
Greg Bodnar knows wine bars. He owns the successful Market Avenue Wine Bar in Ohio City and Corksin Willoughby. But he also knows that even good ideas can stand sometweaking. So when his latest, Corks PlayhouseSquare, opens at 1415Euclid Ave. in early November, fans of his other locations will noticea difference.

"This will be a little more on the contemporary side," Bodnar says,more sleek and polished than the traditional French bistro look of itsolder siblings. A local... Read more >
ohio city cdc hopes to turn $130,000 grant into food initiatives, new jobs
Through an initiative called Growing Communities, Charter Onebank is supporting ongoing efforts to develop Ohio City's MarketDistrict, the neighborhood anchored by the venerable West Side Marketon West 25th. Much of Charter One's $130,000 grant will beredirected by Ohio City Near West community development corporation to fledgling businesses in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $20,000.

"One of the things we're looking at is, how do we enhance the [WestSide] market's ability... Read more >
medical mart will cost more, but developer says businesses are already lining up
Bad news first: The county's long-planned Medical Mart and conventioncenter will cost more than promised — about $40 million more, anddeveloper MMPI is only picking up a small portion of that. But the goodnews is that MMPI also has in hand letters of intent from companies andorganizations that hope to use the facility when it's completed.

Attorney Jeff Applebaum, who negotiates for the county with MMPI,revealed these facts in a presentation to the county commissioners l... Read more >
saveur and the sterns gobble up northeast ohio
In the world of road food, Jane and Michael Stern are widely regarded as the First Couple. Through their decades of work for magazines like Gourmet, radio programs like The Splendid Table, and their own catalogue of food travelogues, the Sterns report on all that is delicious and important.

This month, reporting for Saveur magazine, the Sterns turn their tasteful gaze to Northeast Ohio.

In the article titled "The Best Places to Eat in Northeast Ohio," the hired t... Read more >
new port authority ceo revives dream of a cleveland-canada ferry
Remember the on-again, off-again Cleveland-Ontario ferry proposal? It's back — the idea, at least. Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority CEO William Friedman, who took the helm in June, has commissioned a fresh assessment.

"There is very substantial trade that already exists between Ontarioand the United States," Friedman said in the Port's newsletter."Cleveland has the potential to become a gateway for shipping andpassenger travel to and from Canada."

Propo... Read more >
neighborhood progress recognized by harvard university as 'bright idea'
Designed to recognize and share creative government initiatives around the country, Bright Ideas recently selected its first crop of notable programs. Created by The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, the program recognized Neighborhood Progress' Strategic Investment Initiative as a Bright Idea.

This year's crop of Bright Ideas was chosen by a team of expert evaluators made up of academics,... Read more >
downtown architecture firm designs award-winning dots headquarters, adds design staffers
What's a fashion store without a fashionable nest? Cleveland architecture and interior design firm Vocon was tasked by Dots to devise a new Glenwillow-based headquarters facility that reflected the fashion retailer's penchant for innovation.

Vocon's design of the 192,000-square-foot office and distribution center oozes hip femininity and panache. Pink, the company's corporate color, is splashed across the modern lobby and used as an accent everywhere from the conference r... Read more >
loco locavore: a day with dan scharf, mad shopper
What's it like to be a Cleveland locavore? Spend a day with Dan Scharf, an attorney who smokes meat, cures ham, and raises chickens, and you'll find out. Hint: It involves a lot of shopping.
cleveland's breweries are primed for delicious growth
Prohibition all but erased a thriving brewing industry in Cleveland, reducing the number of breweries from about 30 to a mere handful. The good news? The brewing industry in Northeast Ohio is not only alive and well -- it's growing.
cleveland's pediacath snags $500k to develop first line of pediatric catheters
You would think that something as vital as a cardiac catheter designed specifically for children would have been on the market years ago. Sad truth is, a lack of financial incentives previously prevented such a device from being produced.

"There aren't many players in the pediatric medical device space because there isn't huge cash-out potential," explains Tim Moran, founder of Cleveland-based nonprofit PediaWorks. The issue, he notes, is simply a matter of market share... Read more >
bloomberg says that continental agreement will help avoid cincy-like fallout
Cleveland's agreement with United Airlines and Continental to keep at least 90 percent of their Hopkins flights for two years after the merger will help city avoid Cincy's plight, a recent Bloomberg article states.That city's airport lost 140 flights after Delta's purchase of Northwest.
arisdyne's technology helps ethanol producers increase output at same cost
Everyone knows that powdered sugar will dissolve more quickly in yourcoffee than a sugar cube — and that stirring will help either dissolveeven faster. Applying that principal to manufacturing is not so simple,but new technology from Cleveland-based Arisdyne Systems is helping corn ethanol producers achieve higher yields from the same raw materials and energy.

Arisdyne'shydrodynamic cavitation technology harnesses the power of cavitation,the tiny implosions that occur i... Read more >
cleveland state gets an A+ for new student center
There's no guarantee that they'll study any harder, but those who attend Cleveland State University (CSU) will no doubt be spending more time inside the new and ultra-friendly Student Center. The $44-million building was officially unveiled to new and returning students at the beginning of the fall semester.

The Student Center features three lounges and several terraces for reading and relaxing. Dining options include the Viking Marketplace and Chop'd and Wrap'd. The Atri... Read more >
inspired by jewish culture and faith, new fuchs mizrahi school in beachwood is one for the books
The main entrance resembles an unrolled Torah. The color scheme throughout the building is inspired by vegetation mentioned in the Bible.

Every detail within the new Fuchs Mizrachi School in Beachwood has significance, whether it's about Jewish faith and culture or the latest in high-tech design. More than 400 preschool through high school students walked through the doors of the school on August 30, marveling at the architecture, the amenities and the space--something th... Read more >
tremont electric takes the i-stage
On October 18, venture capitalists, engineers, journalists and techgeeks from around the world will gather in San Francisco for i-stage, acompetition in which inventors and developers vie for VIP access to themassive International Consumer Electronics Show in January. For thefinalists who will present their creations, it's an opportunity of alifetime — and not just because of the $50,000 prize. Imagine if theNFL held open tryouts, and the winner got to play in the Super Bowl.Read more >
i live here (now): marc canter
When we talk about "big thinkers," Marc Canter ranks right up there with Jobs, Gates, and whomever it was that invented the Buffalo chicken wing. Tech nerds of a certain age may not know him by name, but we most certainly know his work: Director, the first computer authoring tool that enabled people to create multimedia content. Now Canter wants to save Cleveland by creating high-tech jobs. He also wants a little nosh.
issue media group earns spot on Inc.'s list of america's fastest growing private companies
Issue Media Group, publisher of Fresh Water and 17 other regional e-zines, has earned a spot on Inc. magazine's "List of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies" – the Inc. 5000. Thanks to an impressive 3-year sales growth of 170%, IMG clocked in at No. 1672 out of 5000.

"The leaders of the companies on this year's Inc. 5000 have figured out how to grow their businesses during the longest recession since the Great Depression," said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. "The ... Read more >
rawlings and cleveland clinic team up for sports research
The Associated Press outlines a new collaboration between the Cleveland Clinic and helmet-maker Rawlings to conduct research on concussions and other sports-related head and neck injuries that could include measuring the impact on the brain.

Doctors and scientists from the clinic's Neurological Institute and its Spine Research Laboratory will use equipment manufactured and donated by Rawlings to do research on helmets and other protective accessories used in both baseball... Read more >
photo slide show: ingenuity fest
We managed to squeeze three days of mind-bending, jaw-dropping art, technology, music and performance art at the Ingenuity Fest into one teeny little photo slide show. Let Fresh Water managing photographer show you around.