Artificial Intelligence
The startup is targeting the "skipped" generation of mid-market industrial firms, deploying AI agents that run inside legacy systems to handle actual work. By pricing for throughput rather than licenses, the team aims to solve labor gaps across the Midwest’s physical economy.
Advanced Manufacturing
The Columbus-based robotics startup is taking its "physical AI" off the factory floor. By pairing its Obsidian model with a quadruped robot, Path is bringing autonomous welding to the massive, immovable structures of the shipbuilding and heavy construction industries.
Artificial Intelligence
Nationwide’s Chetan Kandhari leads a $1.5 billion AI commitment, shifting the Fortune 100 from experiments to business-led transformation. By pairing innovation with rigorous governance, he’s embedding AI agents as "thought partners" to augment associates and scale responsibly.
Commentary
Research indicates that reliance on AI can lead to "cognitive atrophy," with professionals in medicine and tech seeing skills degrade when machines do the thinking. To counter this "Cognitive Rust Belt," organizations must build anti-stagnation infrastructure that keeps humans in the loop.
Artificial Intelligence
A $50 million expansion across two Ohio sites will add 730 jobs by 2029 and boost production of advanced cooling systems for AI data centers. The investment strengthens the state’s position as a growing hub for digital infrastructure and next‑generation manufacturing.
Commentary
Deloitte’s Adarsh Desai highlights Ohio as a national leader in government AI modernization. By moving beyond pilots to scale high-value solutions like fraud detection and natural language constituent services, the state is transforming public sector efficiency and accessibility.
Workforce + Education
The public Ohio school has launched the nation's only software-focused quantum computing undergraduate degree, partnering with Cleveland Clinic to build a workforce pipeline before the industry catches up
Artificial Intelligence
SoftBank, AEP Ohio, and the federal government unveiled a 10-gigawatt data center and power generation campus — one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever announced in the U.S. — on a former Cold War site in southern Ohio.
Advanced Manufacturing
Months ahead of its July target, Arsenal-1 in Pickaway County is open and ready for production. The billion-dollar mega-factory will begin assembling autonomous combat drones in a matter of days, with 4,000 jobs and a $2B economic impact on the horizon.
Advanced Manufacturing
A historic $500 million commitment is coming to Lima as Google officially selects Allen County for its latest data center hub. The project delivers a $50 million infrastructure boost and recurring funding for local schools, signaling a major economic shift for the Northwest Ohio region.
Partner Content
Columbus-based Aplos Data is emerging from stealth to help organizations operationalize AI and real-time data. Focused on implementing Palantir Technologies, the firm unifies fragmented systems into a single "operational layer" that moves beyond analytics to help leaders decide what to do next.
Cleveland
New federal data shows Case Western Reserve University is the nation’s fastest-growing top-tier research institution. With R&D spending surging 37.5% and a new $300M science hub opening later this year, CWRU is outstripping its AAU peers to set a new pace for Ohio’s innovation economy.