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$4 million reinvestment helps cleveland's bluebridge offer clients 'uninterruptible power supply'
Power is king. To hear Kevin Goodman repeat that mantra again and again, one might imagine him standing in front a dozen snarling transformers spitting out noise and smoke, sucking up all the juice from here to Katmandu.
Instead, Goodman, director of business development at BlueBridge Networks, is standing in front of a row of four sleek Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) towers in the Cleveland company's electrical staging room. These towers will help BlueBridge ensure ... Read more >
Instead, Goodman, director of business development at BlueBridge Networks, is standing in front of a row of four sleek Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) towers in the Cleveland company's electrical staging room. These towers will help BlueBridge ensure ... Read more >
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 >
"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 >
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 >
"One of the things we're looking at is, how do we enhance the [WestSide] market's ability... Read more >
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 >
"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 >
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 >
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.
The spice of life might just be found inside a Budapest Blonde Cocktail Mix. Created by Clevelander Ilona Simon, the new drink mixes promise to offer loads of taste but few calories.
The Hot Blonde Bloody Mary mix features fresh tomato puree, Hungarian paprika, mustard powder and wasabi - for that special kick. The best part: The tasty mix has only 10 calories per serving, according to Simon, although adding vodka will increase the calorie content (and, ahem, the fun).Read more >
The Hot Blonde Bloody Mary mix features fresh tomato puree, Hungarian paprika, mustard powder and wasabi - for that special kick. The best part: The tasty mix has only 10 calories per serving, according to Simon, although adding vodka will increase the calorie content (and, ahem, the fun).
cervilenz inc. offers another tool for doctors and pregnant women
Five months after the commercial launch of its medical device, CerviLenz Inc. of Chagrin Falls is ramping up for a national marketing push in the third quarter.
The wand-like CerviLenz measures the vaginal cervical length of pregnant women showing signs of preterm labor. In August, Ob.Gyn. Newsreported that in a study involving 52 women, CerviLenz was "similar inefficacy" to another widely used test that, unlike a CerviLenz test,requires lab work.
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The wand-like CerviLenz measures the vaginal cervical length of pregnant women showing signs of preterm labor. In August, Ob.Gyn. Newsreported that in a study involving 52 women, CerviLenz was "similar inefficacy" to another widely used test that, unlike a CerviLenz test,requires lab work.
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iguiders' online shopping aid to debut with major retailer in october
For some, the allure of online shopping is never having to deal with apushy salesperson. The downside of avoiding a human is howtime-consuming it can be to search on your own. Try typing "car" or"blender" or "snarky t-shirt" into Google and see how long it takes tofind precisely what you want. So it's not surprising when Envirosell,which studies shoppers' behavior, reports that web surfers are 40percent more likely to linger on sites with some sort of personalizedexperience.
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