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Jonathan DeHart
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
From punk rocker and hip cafe owner to software maverick and internet entrepreneur, Cincinnati resident John Knodel has worn many hats. In his latest incarnation, Knodel is cofounder of Online Rewards, a one-stop online shop for incentive and customer loyalty marketing programs that is using innovative software and creative thinking to outbid long established competitors and put Cincinnati on the map in this highly competitive industry.
Ann Lawson
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning opened its doors last week to celebrate the work of its graduating seniors. The annual DAAPWorks event presents senior theses from over 400 students from the college. While some of these students will seek design jobs on the East and West coasts, many graduates are finding the opportunities here too good to pass up.
Soapbox
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
This October, Cincinnati will welcome TEDxCincy - a locally produced and independently organized event modeled after the uber-popular TEDTalks - you know the ones all over Youtube that have featured tech giants like Bill Gates and rockstars and activists like Peter Gabriel and Jane Goodall. Soapbox gets the exciting scoop on TEDxCincy from event co-chair Michael Bergman.
Alyce Vilines
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
This week Soapbox writer Alyce Vilines continues her look at some of Greater Cincinnati's unconventional office spaces. From a former turn-of-the-century steam laundry turned video production studio (that collaborates with P.Diddy) to a humble looking art studio housed along Central Parkway that partnered with the Vatican, our region's diverse work spaces are well equipped for housing innovative, cool ideas and the people that make them a reality.
Alyce Vilines
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
A day at the office takes on a whole new meaning for local businesses who are taking unconventional office spaces, transforming them into architectural gems, and enhancing their corporate culture along the way. This week and next, Soapbox writer Alyce Vilines spotlights six area companies that do business in the coolest spaces.
Jonathan DeHart
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Historically, large scale European immigration to Cincinnati tapered off by the late 19th Century. But today the Queen City is attracting a new wave of euro-transplants who are plugging into the city and making it their own. Not unlike their 19th Century predecessors, they're coming for high end jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities, but staying for more than just the chili. Soapbox's Jon DeHart shares a few of their stories.
Feoshia Henderson
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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.
Sean Rhiney
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
People move to Cincinnati for the cost of living and the family-friendly atmosphere, right? While our cozy neighborhoods and steady real estate market continue to rate high marks nationally, that's the old story about what's bringing transplants to Cincinnati. Forward-thinking companies with an international presence are drawing in many of Cincinnati's newest residents who can't stop talking about Fountain Square, our extensive park system, the Symphony, hot independent restaurants and more once they get here. Hailing from Minnesota, Los Angeles, Florida, and even Kenya, Soapbox takes a look at four recent transplants and finds out what attracted them to their newly adopted city.
Casey Coston
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Soapdish columnist Casey Coston sits down for a couple of local brews with Christian Moerlein CEO Greg Hardman to discuss the Cincinnati beer brand's historic past and future plans. Hardman shares details about the Moerlein Lager House that is part of the Banks' development and a special new beer coming this May that celebrates the "Liberty" part of "life, liberty, & the pursuit of good beer."
Val Prevish
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Could Israel be the new economic engine that spurs business growth here in Cincinnati? That's what some Cincinnati business leaders are betting as they woo energetic entrepreneurs from Israel, a country that boasts one of the most innovative economies in the world and has more companies on the NASDAQ exchange than the entire continent of Europe.
Jeremy Mosher
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Thirty years ago we based paint with lead and insulated our homes with toxic asbestos - and while Cincinnati's existing comprehensive plan might not be outright poisonous, thirty years after its drafting, we live in a world that it couldn't account for, and with knowledge it could only imagine at the time. Enter Plan Cincinnati, the beginning of the city's first comprehensive plan since the 70s - which seeks to answer the questions who are we as a city? and what do we want to become?
Val Prevish
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
It all starts with a little seed, and like seedlings in a hothouse, young companies need the right environment to grow before being unleashed into harsher environments. Enter a group of Cincinnati area business incubators that help nurture the growth of innovative ideas and creative technology with low rent, a guiding hand, and a network of support. The result? Local job creation and small businesses that can grow as big as a tree.
Jonathan DeHart
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Small science is becoming big business for the Queen City. The University of Cincinnati has joined forces with local innovative businesses to transfer some of today's most cutting edge science in the nanotechnology field out of the lab and into the market.
Sean Rhiney
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The first Downtown skyscraper in 20 years gets her crown, a contemporary theatre group creates Cincinnati's first LGBT Theatre Festival, a pioneering vegetarian eatery gets a new life and the completion of the nation's first K-12 arts school are just some of the things Soapbox will be watching in 2010.
Andy Erickson
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
The old model of assigned cubicles and sanctioned coffee breaks is being rejected by the next generation of talent. Two local businesses demonstrate an advanced understanding of how and where we work has a direct affect on productivity.