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WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS NETWORKING MIXER
When: Thursday 05-Mar-2009 7:30 PM
Where: Columbus State Community College Center for Workforce Development
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Perry County Capital Access
When: Thursday 12-Mar-2009 8:30 AM
Where: Perry County Senior Center
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Grow Your Business in the Grandview Area
When: Thursday 26-Feb-2009 5:30 PM
Where: TechColumbus
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Travelocity Founder to Headline First TechColumbus Innovation Summit

Reservations Now Being Accepted For May 14th Event Terry Jones, founder of Travelocity.com, will be one of two keynote speakers at the TechColumbus Innovation Summit set for May 14th.  The Innovation Summit will bring together business and technology leaders for high level discussions surrounding the importance of innovation on the region’s global competitiveness.   [Read More]

Real-Time Process Monitoring Revolutionizes Business Intelligence

Columbus-based InsightETE is a Leader in the Emerging Field A viable new product or service category is always a welcome addition to the marketplace, but when it comes during the midst of an economic downturn, it represents an even brighter spot reports David Strom of CIOUpdate.  Strom recently reported on the emerging business category known as real-time process monitoring (RTPM).   [Read More]

2008 TechColumbus Innovation Award Winners to be Featured at Upcoming Leadership Luncheon

With over 1,000 in attendance, last week’s TechColumbus Innovation Awards ceremony was a testament to the strength and vibrancy of the Central Ohio tech community.  But the event left attendees wanting to know more about the stories of these award-winning projects, companies and teams.  So TechColumbus has arranged for a special Leadership Luncheon to be held February 27 from 11:30 – 1:30 at the Fawcett Center.  Come congratulate and learn more about these revolutionary innovators that are sha [Read More]

Post Graduate Career Considerations Beginning to Play Larger Role in College Selection

The Wall Street Journal’s MarkeWatch recently reported that more and more students are factoring quality of life and the prospects of finding a good job in the region after school into their decisions regarding where they will attend college.   Todd Hoffman, a college researcher and consultant, has developed the College Destinations Index in which he quantifies the comparative merits of various college towns.   [Read More]

OSU Researchers Testing Wireless Heart Monitoring System

The OSU Medical Center is testing a new wireless device that may be the key to saving the lives of more than five million Americans suffering from heart failure.  Researchers have implanted wireless monitoring devices into the pulmonary arteries of ten patients as part of a feasibility study and ongoing CHAMPION trial. [Read More]

Hilliard Manufacturer of High Performance Radar Systems Receives Rapid Outreach Grant from State

STAR Dynamics Corporation has been awarded $100,000 from the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) in the form of a Rapid Outreach Grant.  The grant will help facilitate the creation of 37 new jobs and the retention of 54 more.  The company will use the grant to purchase machinery and equipment at a planned facility in Hilliard.   [Read More]

Internet and Wireless Revolutionize Telephone Directory Assistance

Hang on to your last phone book; someday you may be able to sell it on Ebay.  The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved a request from AT&T to eliminate the automatic delivery of the residential white pages phone directory.  Instead, residential numbers will be published in an Online directory at www.realpageslive.com . [Read More]

Grandview Event to Help Local Entrepreneurs Learn About Growing or Starting a Business

TechColumbus and the Grandview Marble Cliff Chamber of Commerce will co-host an event titled “Grow Your Business in the Grandview Area” on Thursday, February 26, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at TechColumbus headquarters, 1275 Kinnear Road, in Columbus. [Read More]

5 Tips for Better Project Management

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