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Public-private partnerships lead the way in a Cincinnati neighborhood's revival

SmartGrowthAmerica.org Tuesday, February 05, 2013

There is more than meets-the-eye in Over-The-Rhine and its recent (and unlikely) revival. A unique partnership between city leaders, local corporations and private developers helped to pave the way for what is becoming one of America’s greatest smart growth success stories.

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Cincinnati Startup ChoreMonster Makes Chores Fun And They Even Made A Beastie For Us

TechCrunch Tuesday, January 29, 2013

ChoreMonster launched an update to their app a few days ago that includes a parents section, a redesign of the kids section, a new Monster Carnival and yes, even a new character named TeeCee exclusively for TechCrunch readers.

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How To Build An Internal Social Network That Your Company Loves

FastCompany.com Tuesday, January 22, 2013

When Shane Atchison took the job of CEO at Possible Worldwide in April, he needed a way to get in sync with 1,100 people across 32 offices. Possible, a division of the advertising giant WPP, then acquired three small companies in four months, making the issue even more pressing. How do you build a sense of community when you’ve got people from Poland, Budapest and Moscow connecting with people in Cincinnati or Seattle?

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Partnership for Sustainable Communities visits Cincinnati, Indianapolis

fastlane.dot.gov Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Last week, Deputy Secretary Porcari was in Cincinnati and Indianapolis, with his counterparts from HUD and EPA, reviewing both cities' progress on key projects funded by the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities.

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FRONDORF: Lessons from Santa

Yale Daily News Tuesday, January 22, 2013

This holiday season, I started believing in Santa...Dr. Santa Ono, the new president of the University of Cincinnati. In just a little more than four months as president at UC, Ono has captured the attention of an entire city.

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MSNBC takes time to grow with Visualingual

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

How much do you need and when do you need it? Those two questions are constantly on the minds of small business owners who are selling their products. Of course, getting customers to buy is just part of the process. Once the orders come in, you have to make sure you have the inventory you need to fill them. Visualingual is featured.

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Famous Footwear Shifts Media Business

AdWeek Tuesday, January 15, 2013

About a year after changing creative agencies, Famous Footwear has chosen Cincinnati's Empower MediaMarketing for the assignment. The retailer typically spends more than $30 million on media each year.

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NKU regents move toward tobacco-free policy

SF Gate Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Northern Kentucky said it will become the third Kentucky public university to implement a tobacco-free policy, joining the University of Kentucky and Morehead State, while the University of Louisville is smoke-free.

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O Oprah magazine: Honey Buns

O Oprah magazine Tuesday, January 15, 2013

This buttery schnecken. . . is like bacon and waffles times a thousand.

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Local libraries part of national trend, via NYTimes

The New York Times Tuesday, January 08, 2013

As librarians across the nation struggle with the task of redefining their roles and responsibilities in a digital age, many public libraries are seeing an opportunity to fill the void created by the loss of traditional bookstores.

Cincinnati libraries are seizing the day.

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Choremonster makes kids 'beg for chores'

Venturebeat.com Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Parents and children are forever locked in battles over household tasks. ChoreMonster publicly launched just in time for the New Year. It turns chores into an engaging game. The company also announced that it has raised a total of $1.125 million in seed funding.

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The Crowdfunding Crowd is Anxious

The New York Times Tuesday, January 08, 2013

The outlines of a new industry are emerging as a few crowdfunding start-ups have found ways to raise money within current rules. They include companies like CircleUp and SoMoLend, which lends money to small, Main Street-type businesses that typically wouldn’t interest private investors.

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CrowdHall joins the #OpenGov movement with online town halls

Tech Cocktail Tuesday, January 08, 2013

With the election over, CrowdHall is joining the open government movement to make sure our voices get heard between voting time.

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Historic Cincinnati neighborhood gets new-school coffee spot

Daily Coffee News Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The largest intact urban historic district in the United States, Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine, now has a new-school coffee bar. Collective Espresso opened in the neighborhood last week, serving coffee and espresso drinks from monthly featured roasters.

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Can venture capital spark discontinuous innovation?

Forbes.com Tuesday, December 18, 2012

To further boost "discontinuous innovation," Procter & Gamble is leading the charge in forming Cintrifuse, a $100 million venture capital fund-of-funds in Cincinnati.

The mantra of “discontinuous innovation,” as initiated by P & G CEO Bob McDonald, is based on the notion of technologies that create entirely new brand categories or new capabilities, rather than just improve an existing product. Creating new categories of revenue streams that are not just incremental, but rather disruptive, is the holy grail for large companies.

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