Workforce + Education
The company will fund three veteran organizations to provide pre-apprenticeships, career coaching and job placements for veterans, service members and military spouses. The announcement was written by Google’s Ohio and Indiana data center operations lead, a 21-year Navy veteran.
Workforce + Education
From student-led cybersecurity workshops to virtual reality career experiences, schools and community partners are making technology tangible across Ohio. The six-year effort gives young people a chance to meet the people, try the tools and discover the careers shaping their communities.
Advanced Manufacturing
A new ALTIUS 600 production line will expand the product lineup at Anduril’s Arsenal-1 facility in Ashville, where Fury, Roadrunner and Barracuda are also slated for production. Initial launch-team hiring is underway, with broader hiring planned as output scales.
Startups + VC
Eligible orders from the Kettering restaurant can now arrive by drone at addresses within about three miles, including parts of Oakwood and Centerville. Dayton-based Dexa runs flights seven days a week from 4 to 8 p.m., depending on weather and eligibility.
Startups + VC
Jennifer Hankins became president and CEO of Rev1 Ventures on Sept. 14. She comes from Tulsa Innovation Labs in Oklahoma, which won federal Build Back Better and Tech Hubs awards. Tom Walker is now executive chairman of the Rev1 board and remains CEO of R1 Capital.
Startups + VC
JumpStart Inc. has released the lineup of companies pitching and exhibiting at VC Fest, Sept. 29-30 in Cleveland. The companies range from robotic ultrasound and sepsis detection to counter-drone optics and wireless charging for electric vehicle fleets. Here's who is taking the stage.
Cleveland
The Greater Cleveland Partnership named winners in five categories at the 20th annual Best of Tech Awards, held at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Breakout sessions and a sports technology panel pushed the day's conversation toward the region's next five years.
Capital + Deals
The Cincinnati technology services company is adding managed disaster recovery, ransomware recovery, and a Tier III data center in Maryland through the deal, which follows a new chief technology officer and the launch of its Forge Agents AI platform earlier this month.
Workforce + Education
A statewide coalition is moving quickly to turn aerospace expertise, defense infrastructure and higher-education partnerships into a formal bid for a proposed federal academy intended to develop the nation’s next generation of space leaders.
Artificial Intelligence
The partnership with Google Public Sector will bring a dedicated on-campus space, advanced AI and computing resources, and new student research opportunities to Ohio State’s West Campus.
Startups + VC
Dexa was picked for TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield 200 and pitches at Disrupt in San Francisco next month. Most of the cohort sells software. Dexa builds aircraft, holds an FAA air carrier certificate and flies commercial deliveries out of Dayton.
Startups + VC
The 10-week program pairs emerging dual-use companies with defense buyers, mentors and investors, running from mid-September through mid-November and closing with a Demo Day. At least three of the 10 selected companies are Ohio-based, two with roots at the Air Force Research Laboratory.