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Ohio Wins Site Selection Magazine’s Governor’s Cup for Third Consecutive Year
For the third year in a row, Ohio has been awarded the Governor’s Cup by Site Selection Magazine for ranking number one in the nation in terms of capital investments in new and expanded facilities. The award is primarily based on the number of capital investments of at least $1 million towards the creation of a minimum of 50 jobs or the addition of 20,000 square feet or more to an existing facility. [Read More]
Angels Shift Evaluation Criteria but Still Investing During Tough Times
Investors Placing More Emphasis on Hands-On Mentoring with Portfolio Companies
The American Capital Association recently reported that angel investments in 2008 decreased and it is anticipated they will decrease further in 2009. However, there were angel groups who increased their investments in 2008 and anticipate making new investments in 2009 as opportunities arise from difficult times. [Read More]
Cardinal Health and RF Surgical Sign Agreement for the Distribution of RF-Enabled Surgery Supplies
Cardinal Health has become a distributor of an innovative RF Surgical Detection System to hospitals, surgery centers and other health care providers in the U.S. [Read More]
Google Begins Behavioral Targeting for its AdSense Program
Long the hold-out among other sellers of online advertising, Google has begun behavioral targeting in its AdSense program. The program will use cookies placed on users’ Web browsers to track their visits to the hundreds of thousands of Web sites that display AdSense ads. Google will then assign users to categories based on the content of the pages they visit. As visitors go from site to site, ads targeted specifically at them and their categorized interests will be displayed across all AdSense affiliated sites. [Read More]
AT&T Plans Major Investments in Anticipation of Market Recovery
In anticipation of consumer demand which it expects will escalate when the economy rebounds, AT&T has announced it will invest between $17 and $18 billion this year to extend its wireless and wired broadband networks.
The company expects to add 3,000 jobs this year to meet the growing demand for products enabled for use by wireless broadband networks. Expansion of AT&T’s 3G network and 3G services is a top priority and the company will add 2,100 new cell sites across the U.S. [Read More]
Department of Defense Awards Multimillion Dollar Contracts to Battelle
The Department of Defense has renewed Battelle’s contract to provide research work for the Scientific Services program administered by the U.S. Army Research Office in Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC. This expands Battelle’s existing contract as the main contractor for this program by $78.5 million through 2011. [Read More]
Dublin Entrepreneurial Center Open House Scheduled for March 19
The City of Dublin, a founding partner in the TechColumbus TechStart program, has announced the grand opening of the DublinEntrepreneurialCenter (DEC) with ribbon cutting ceremonies planned for Thursday, March 19 from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. The opening of the DEC is a key part of [Read More]
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