Regaining our Competitive Advantage: A National Blueprint for Prosperity
By: Tracy Certo, 6/24/2008
It's a different global world today and yet our federal government is still stuck in the '80s, argues Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution. More than a bold plan for big themes like transportation, his national Blueprint for American Prosperity is a call to action for those who care about their cities. Are you game?
Three Cincinnati companies that can change the world
By: David Holthaus, 6/24/2008
What rapidly growing Cincinnati companies have what it takes to reshape the global marketplace in a positive way, improve lives and, in short, change the world? Soapbox produces the first list of three companies that have the power to do just that.
Soapdish - It's easy, it's clean, it's safe
By: Casey Coston, 6/24/2008
Soapbox is proud to introduce Soapdish - a new feature from our very own loose cannon, columnist Casey Coston. Twice a month he'll dish - in his own way, on all things Cincinnati.
A vinyl daze is returning
By: Rick Bird, 6/17/2008
The vinyl record is making a comeback, fueled by the MP3 generation re-discovering the classic LP. That’s good news for the neighborhood record store, like Everybody’s Records in Pleasant Ridge celebrating its 30th anniversary this month.
Virtually working
By: Matt Koesters, 6/17/2008
As more and more Cincinnati entrepreneurs start their own businesses, the face and place of the typical work day is changing radically. Gone are the Dilbert style cubicles as small business owners place flexibility and mobility over traditional bricks and mortar. These days, business is just as likely being conducted from lap tops and smart phones in coffee houses than from downtown high rises.
Powered by design
By: David Holthaus, 6/10/2008
Cincinnati has emerged a center for advanced brand design, with companies ranging from Fortune 500 giants to small, independent studios creating the look, feel and emotion behind some of the world's best-known products. A gathering of influential leaders of the international brand design industry is confirmation of Cincinnati's place in this creative, growing business and an opportunity for the region to burnish its own brand.
Soapbox Profile: Chris Milligan, A man for all opera seasons
By: Jeff Syroney, 6/10/2008
Cincinnati Opera's director of marketing and audience development, Chris Milligan blurs the line between art and marketing in his unique and incredibly successful approach to branding the Cincinnati Opera as a world class institution.
Do you know where that's been?
By: Sue Cohen, 6/3/2008
Summer in Cincinnati means locals can dig into fresh berries bursting with flavor, or plump and juicy tomatoes plucked straight from the vine. But where does the food come from and how can we take advantage of the local stuff rather than importing food from far away lands? The answer may be closer than you think.
It's more than a gallery hop - It's WAAM!
By: Liz Wu, 6/3/2008
When is a gallery hop more than just a gallery hop? When you add writers, actors and musicians into the mix. Newport is celebrating its grand opening of WAAM on June 6 – a multimedia mix of local talent that gives a new creative buzz to the entertainment district.