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The next time you go shopping at the Galleria at Erieview, you may find an innovative product instead of a new sweater. The Manufacturing Mart at the Galleria has been established as a permanent showcase for marketing industrial companies and products and as an accessible venue for buying, selling and networking.
Created by Capital of Know-How, a recently launched, Cleveland-based industrial marketing services company, the Manufacturing Mart at the Galleria will offer per... Read more >
Created by Capital of Know-How, a recently launched, Cleveland-based industrial marketing services company, the Manufacturing Mart at the Galleria will offer per... Read more >
Studying "the ways businesses incorporate sustainable practices into product design and manufacturing, supply-chain relationships, marketing, customer relationships and operational efficiencies" is how Baldwin-Wallace professor David Krueger defines the new MBA in Sustainability program at Baldwin-Wallace (B-W).
The two-year sustainability program is the first of its kind in Ohio. B-W was also the first higher-education institution in the state to offer an undergraduate ... Read more >
The two-year sustainability program is the first of its kind in Ohio. B-W was also the first higher-education institution in the state to offer an undergraduate ... Read more >
Partners Investing in Nursing's Future (PIN) is a nationwide initiative to ensure nurses receive the training and skills necessary to meet current and future trends in healthcare. The program provides support to local and regional philanthropies to develop strategies for creating and sustaining a viable nursing workforce.
The Cleveland Foundation has been chosen as one of nine foundations across the country to receive funding from PIN. The two-year, $200,000 grant to the ... Read more >
The Cleveland Foundation has been chosen as one of nine foundations across the country to receive funding from PIN. The two-year, $200,000 grant to the ... Read more >
Imagine being an entrepreneur and having at your fingertips resources for everything from pre-seed funding to regional incubators. Questions about how to turn an idea into a business, how to request funding and how to place your innovative idea in the proper hands could be answered by simply clicking a button or linking to a respected adviser.
That's the idea behind the JumpStart Entrepreneurial Network's newly launched website, which aims to make access to the appropriat... Read more >
That's the idea behind the JumpStart Entrepreneurial Network's newly launched website, which aims to make access to the appropriat... Read more >
‘last place’ is best place for fledgling clothing company
Cleveland has long been a struggling kind of place -- even when the steel mills were smoking or the Browns were winning, and especially when the river was burning or LeBron was bolting. It's that constant struggle to keep going even when failure looms that gives the city its edge.
That's the gritty, hip, survivor-type message thrust on the front of T-shirts and hoodies created by fledgling clothing company Last Place. The bold designs and short, witty sayings graphically ... Read more >
That's the gritty, hip, survivor-type message thrust on the front of T-shirts and hoodies created by fledgling clothing company Last Place. The bold designs and short, witty sayings graphically ... Read more >
Since being founded in 2001, EverStaff has developed a national presence that touches 22 states. Still, the Cleveland-based firm has not forgotten its roots, as it continues to expand operations in Northeast Ohio. Within the past three months, the staffing and recruiting firm has added offices in Ashtabula and Cuyahoga Falls.
In addition to its Independence headquarters and the two new facilities, EverStaff has local offices in Brooklyn, Mentor and Solon. The goal is to c... Read more >
In addition to its Independence headquarters and the two new facilities, EverStaff has local offices in Brooklyn, Mentor and Solon. The goal is to c... Read more >
cleveland’s overdrive has 20th consecutive quarter of profitability; announces major investment
OverDrive distributes one of the world's largest catalogs of e-books, audiobooks and multimedia, with more than 500,000 premium copyrighted titles. Founded in 1986, OverDrive has built a reputation for hosted solutions of digital media, and has gained partnerships with major publishers like Random House, HarperCollins, Penguin, Hachette and McGraw-Hill.
The Cleveland-based company is poised for even more dramatic growth thanks to a major investment from Insight Venture Pa... Read more >
The Cleveland-based company is poised for even more dramatic growth thanks to a major investment from Insight Venture Pa... Read more >
intergenerational school again named 'ohio school of promise', grows employee and student base
The Intergenerational School (TIS) is doing its best to keep its promise of offering academic excellence in Cleveland. For the fourth year in a row, the private, free K-8 school has been named an Ohio School of Promise by the Ohio Department of Education for excellence in reading and math.
"Identifying schools in this way reinforces the fact that all children can learn when given the opportunity in a quality educational setting," says Brooke King, executive director of TI... Read more >
"Identifying schools in this way reinforces the fact that all children can learn when given the opportunity in a quality educational setting," says Brooke King, executive director of TI... Read more >
growing 20-person marketing firm insivia to relocate to 5K-sq-ft facility in the flats
The Cleveland marketing solutions firm Insivia has solved its most recent challenge: how to accommodate record growth and provide optimum space for creativity and interaction. The result: Insivia's new 5,000-square-foot office on Center Street in The Flats. The rambling, open interiors and plethora of natural light sold the firm on the move from its previous location downtown.
"The ability to be in an exciting and creative space like this provides more value to our client... Read more >
"The ability to be in an exciting and creative space like this provides more value to our client... Read more >
JumpStart invests $250K in its 50th company
Cleveland's JumpStart Ventures just reached an important milestone: The early-stage venture company recently invested in its 50th company.
That move consisted of a $250,000 investment commitment in Endotronix, Inc., which is developing a wireless monitoring technology for patients with congestive heart failure. Endotronix's "Anytime, Anywhere" wireless sensing platform technology will allow physicians to remotely monitor a patient's health status and deliver the appropri... Read more >
That move consisted of a $250,000 investment commitment in Endotronix, Inc., which is developing a wireless monitoring technology for patients with congestive heart failure. Endotronix's "Anytime, Anywhere" wireless sensing platform technology will allow physicians to remotely monitor a patient's health status and deliver the appropri... Read more >
recent college grads-turned-entrepreneurs make a 'CnXn' with student athletes
Brian Verne and Mike Eppich graduated from Oberlin and Rollins colleges, respectively, in 2009, and found themselves without job prospects. The two Shaker Heights High School alum decided to take matters into their own hands: They founded CnXn (short for Connection), an apparel company that seeks to unite people through athletics.
This year, CnXn has produced athletic wear for Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights and Cleveland Central Catholic high schools, as well as youth ... Read more >
This year, CnXn has produced athletic wear for Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights and Cleveland Central Catholic high schools, as well as youth ... Read more >
university circle's western reserve historical society opens hands-on family education center
It's all child's play, and that's okay. Within the newly opened Kidzibits Family Education Center at the Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS), toddlers to preteens can discover fun ways to learn about the history of the region.
"History is fun when offered to children in age-appropriate ways," says Janice Ziegler, vice president for education at WRHS.
Part of the WRHS complex at University Circle, Kidzibits offers "Backyard of History," which i... Read more >
"History is fun when offered to children in age-appropriate ways," says Janice Ziegler, vice president for education at WRHS.
Part of the WRHS complex at University Circle, Kidzibits offers "Backyard of History," which i... Read more >
community greenhouse partners to spend $3.4M on urban farm and greenhouse on vacant cleveland lot
First, a tree grew in Brooklyn; now a massive greenhouse will be built in Cleveland.
Tim Smith of Community Greenhouse Partners recently announced that the organization has made an agreement to buy the site of the former St. George Catholic Church to build a greenhouse. The estimated $3.4 million project will realize Community Greenhouse Partners' goal of selling organic vegetables at low cost to low-income families.
Community Greenhouse Partners had been sea... Read more >
Tim Smith of Community Greenhouse Partners recently announced that the organization has made an agreement to buy the site of the former St. George Catholic Church to build a greenhouse. The estimated $3.4 million project will realize Community Greenhouse Partners' goal of selling organic vegetables at low cost to low-income families.
Community Greenhouse Partners had been sea... Read more >
MAGNET and NorTech create positive attraction with $285k federal contract
The Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network (MAGNET) has partnered with the Northeast Ohio Technology Coalition (NorTech) to receive a $285,000 federal contract for a pilot project focusing on the advanced energy value chain. The contract comes from the National Institutes of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension Program (MEP).
MAGNET and NorTech will work together to coach and train a group of regional manufacturing companies to stimulate and support man... Read more >
MAGNET and NorTech will work together to coach and train a group of regional manufacturing companies to stimulate and support man... Read more >
cleveland-based rsb spine boasts whopping 229% year-over-year growth
Earlier this month, Cleveland-based RSB Spine announced a 229-percent increase for the third quarter of 2010 versus the third quarter of a year earlier. The medical device company also recently completed a $1.5 million private offering to grow its operations in the United States.
RSB Spine's InterPlate C-Ti has become the first inter-body fusion device to be cleared as an anterior cervical plate. The device is implanted during spinal fusion surgery, holding the vertebrae ... Read more >
RSB Spine's InterPlate C-Ti has become the first inter-body fusion device to be cleared as an anterior cervical plate. The device is implanted during spinal fusion surgery, holding the vertebrae ... Read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
$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 >
greater cleveland's mesocoat teams up with nasa on breakthrough nanotechnology
Greater Cleveland-based MesoCoat, an advanced materials company, has teamed up with NASA Glenn to produce a breakthrough nanotechnology that protects metal parts from wear and corrosion in extreme environments. Potential uses for the high-tech coating includes protecting the nation's water, transportation and energy infrastructures.
MesoCoat is working to incorporate a new reflector design on NASA's 200 kW arc lamp system to produce an extremely hot light that melts stain... Read more >
MesoCoat is working to incorporate a new reflector design on NASA's 200 kW arc lamp system to produce an extremely hot light that melts stain... Read more >