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Micro-organisms clean 450 million gallons of water at airport to keep streams clean
Source: Soapbox, 7/22/2008
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport has taken an innovative approach to safeguard the streams around the airport, using micro-organisms in the treatment of more than 450 million gallons of water each year to remove trace amounts of chemicals.
Advanced Engineering , Biotechnology , Environment , Sustainability  
University of Cincinnati IT student wins year-long technology competition
Source: Soapbox, 7/22/2008
A mobile phone application developed by fifth-year UC student Brandon Slaby won a first-in-the nation competition, which boasted major corporate sponsorship, to create workable applications for smart phones.
Entrepreneurship , Higher Education , Internet , IT  
Uptown  
Margy Waller moves back to lead Arts and Culture Partnership
Source: Soapbox, 7/22/2008
A new push to build awareness of the value of the arts to the region's vitality will be led by Margy Waller, who is heading back to her hometown from Washington, D.C. to be VP of the Arts and Culture Partnership.
Arts & Culture , Quality Of Life , Talent  
GE Aviation extends its profitable CFM International partnership
Source: Soapbox, 7/22/2008
Cincinnati-based GE Aviation and France's Snecma will keep partnership going through at least 2040,  agreeing to extend their joint venture, CFM International, at least that long.
Advanced Engineering , Aerospace  
Ohio's Third Frontier internship program matches talented students and growing companies
Source: Soapbox, 7/22/2008
Getting talented students together with innovative companies is what Ohio's Third Frontier internship program tries to do, while positioning the state for long-term growth in the knowledge-based economy.
Advanced Engineering , Aerospace , Biotechnology , Higher Education , IT , Life Sciences , Talent  
Ashland prepares for global expansion in specialty chemicals
Source: Soapbox, 7/22/2008
Its recent $3 billion agreement to buy Hercules Inc. will catapult Ashland Inc. into a global leadership position in the arena of specialty chemicals.
Biotechnology , Chemical and Plastics  
Covington  
LeanCor adding 14 high-tech jobs
Source: Soapbox, 7/22/2008
Fourteen high-tech jobs will be among the 20 added at LeanCor, LLC, a third-party logistics provider based in Florence, Ky.
Entrepreneurship , IT  
Cincinnati Bell Wireless pix2pc technology gets pics from phones to PCs
Source: Soapbox, 7/18/2008
Getting those snapshots out of your phone and into your PC or image-sharing service can be done quickly and wirelessly with a new service offered up by Cincinnati Bell Wireless called pix2pc.
Internet , IT , Media , Software Design  
Downtown  
UC, Toyota gear up for 24 Hours of LeMons
Source: Soapbox, 7/15/2008
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. and University of Cincinnati's Emerging Ethnic Engineers are teaming to risk life, limb and reputation in an extended version of a county fair demolition derby called the 24 Hours of LeMons.   
Advanced Engineering , Automotive , Talent  
$17 million in state grants will help clean up brownfields
Source: Soapbox, 7/15/2008
About $17 million is available in the latest round of state funding to help clean up and improve brownfields, the abandoned or underused properties that may harbor decades-old environmental problems.
Environment , Sustainability  
Triathlon Medical Ventures invests in new class of migraine treatment
Source: Soapbox, 7/15/2008
Cincinnati's Triathlon Medical Ventures has made another investment in CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company focusing on therapies for central nervous system disorders.
Biotechnology , Lifescience / Medical Research Innovation , Venture Capital  
UC, Toyota Boshoku get creative in helping workers save gas money
Source: Soapbox, 7/15/2008
Some Cincinnati organizations are try to fight high gas prices, save some money, and in the process, make the world a little greener.
Quality Of Life , Regionalism , Sustainability  
Strata-G boosts creative expertise with Fuson merger
Source: Soapbox, 7/15/2008
Its merger with Cincinnati's Fuson Design Group brings Strata-G Communications, one of Cincinnati’s fastest-growing marketing communications agencies, some more creative employees, high-profile clients and a deeper well of creative design expertise.
Advanced Brand Design , Advertising , Media , PR/Marketing , Talent  
Downtown  
Infintech, Cincinnati Bell partner on smart payment technology
Source: Soapbox, 7/15/2008
Infintech, a Cincinnati-based electronic payment processor, has teamed with Cincinnati Bell to use BlackBerry technology to allow credit cards to be used anywhere there's a wireless signal.
Financial Services  
Midwest university leaders call for economic cooperation
Source: Soapbox, 7/8/2008
Leaders of the Big Ten universities, including Ohio State University, came together in an economic summit to call for closer cooperation among political, business and university leaders to make the Midwest's economy more competitive.
Quality Of Life , Regionalism , Talent  
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