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Cincinnati dumps Duke Energy

Huffington Post Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Today, Duke Energy found out that more than 50,000 commercial and residential electricity users in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, are dumping Duke and shifting to 100 percent clean energy. Cincinnati is a trendsetter: it is the first city in Ohio, and the first of its size in the nation, to go 100 percent green.

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Cincinnati is launchpad to revamp job training

The Columbus Dispatch Tuesday, May 01, 2012

This week in Cincinnati, the Kasich administration brought together GE Aviation, Duke Energy, health-care providers, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, the University of Cincinnati, technical schools and business groups such as the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber to discuss how they can be the business community’s “first responders” to help them fill their employment needs.

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Fifth Third 1Q earnings quadruple after Vantiv IPO

CBS Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Fifth Third Bancorp reported sharply higher first-quarter net income Thursday, thanks in part to the regional bank's stake in the payment processor Vantiv.

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third reported net income of $421 million, or 45 cents per share. That compares with $88 million, or 10 cents per share, reported in the same period last year. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected the bank to earn 35 cents per share, on average.

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Cincinnati may scrap parking minimums downtown

Slate Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Cincinnati City Councilor Roxanne Qualls is leading the charge to abolish parking minimums for developers building homes in the downtown and Over-the-Rhine neighborhoods.

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Health jobs grow in Cincinnati region

Dayton Daily News Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Hospitals in the Cincinnati region had more than 3,500 job openings at the end of 2011, a 26 percent increase from 2010, according to the newest annual vacancy report by Greater Cincinnati Health Council released Wednesday.

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New plan to reduce litter in Cincinnati

WVXU.Org Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Cincinnati Council could soon pass a new ordinance to give owners of littered properties an added incentive to clear them of trash. Member P.G. Sittenfeld announced the plan this morning in the West End. He said litter is the single most frequent complaint to the city.

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SpringBoard featured in Art Place America

Art Place America Tuesday, April 17, 2012

SpringBoard is a program from ArtWorks of Cincinnati made possible in part by an ArtPlace grant of $150,000. The goal is to provide artisans and creative entrepreneurs with business development training and a collaborative work space in the city’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, which will be home to a proposed streetcar line.

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P&G's pampered investors

Barron's Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Procter & Gamble is hardly a gamble.

Given the consumer products giant's stable of leading brands and history of delivering steady earnings, the stock is a quintessential 'buy and hold' investment.

Late Friday, Procter & Gamble (ticker: PG) announced that it would increase its quarterly dividend by 7%, to 56.2 cents a share.

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CAC makes '50 Coolest Museums' list

Complex Tuesday, April 10, 2012

The Contemporary Arts Center downtown got a nod on Complex's list of the 50 coolest museums.

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Michael Keating: His neighbor's keeper and chronicler

New York Times Tuesday, April 10, 2012

When Michael Keating moved to Lakeside Park, Ky., in 1981, life was just opening up for him. He had been a staff photographer at The Cincinnati Enquirer for two years and his wife, Sarah, was pregnant with their first child. He went on to work for the Enquirer until earlier this year.

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Cincinnati startups get help from top college grads

Time Magazine Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Venture for America chose Cincinnati as one of its initial launch cities, and Time Magazine features Define My Style, a Cincinnati startup, that is recruiting through the initiative.

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P&G Mentors Start-Ups at the Brandery on Their Image

Wall Street Journal Tuesday, April 03, 2012

In a world where image is key, start-ups often find themselves playing catch up. Marketing advice for start-ups is now available through relatively new "incubator" programs, like the Brandery, a Cincinnati-based program that pairs tech start-up founders with mentors from big marketers like Procter & Gamble, as well as major branding agencies.

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Watch Ohio Knife give away 100 guitars at SXSW

LandorUnleash.com Tuesday, March 27, 2012

While in Austin, Texas for SXSW, Ohio Knife worked with Landor to create a spectacle in the streets. While performing a song, 100 guitars where given away from the back of a flatbed truck.

Watch the video here.

Road Trip! Destination: Cincinnati

Pittsburghlive.Com Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Events calendars in Cincinnati most days are chock full of festivals, music jamborees and museum events from cultural staples such as the Cincinnati Ballet, Opera and Symphony. This year, the city will get a chance to poke its chest out a little farther than normal.

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SXSW: Cincinnati Startup Bus Hits the Road

Startup Bus Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The Startup Bus is capturing the imagination of Cincinnati’s many marketing professionals, coders and front-end designers, many of whom work in Southwest Ohio’s burgeoning startup scene.

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