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The Ohio State University plans to open a new cutting-edge classroom facility—dubbed the Meta STEM Instruction Innovation Hub—thanks to a $700,000 grant from Meta’s New Albany Data Center. The tech-enhanced space will open in 2026 and serve as a cornerstone of the university’s broader STEM
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Columbus-based AssetWatch has closed a $75 million Series C funding round led by Viking Global Investors, with participation from Harmonic Growth Partners and existing investors including Wellington Management, G2 Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, and Osage University Partners. This new capital brings the company’s total funding to over $100
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Columbus HealthTech company HealthPlan Data Solutions (HDS) has raised $15 million in growth equity funding led by Chicago-based venture firm MK Capital, with participation from JobsOhio, Rev1 Ventures, and Tamarind Hill. The investment will help HDS accelerate its real-time pharmacy benefit monitoring technology amid rising national pressure for Pharmacy Benefit
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="950"] CEO Bob Bradway leads Amgen Ohio manufacturing staff in a cheer of “OH-IO” | Photo Credit: Amgen [/caption] Biopharmaceutical giant Amgen has announced a $900 million expansion of its Central Ohio manufacturing facility, bringing its total investment in the region to
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1243"] Clarence Health Founder Andy Lozier, center [/caption] As America’s senior population rapidly expands, an Ohio-based startup is working to reimagine care for our aging loved ones. Clarence Health, headquartered in Columbus, is blending new technology solutions with old-fashioned empathy
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necoTECH Recycled Asphalt Paves the Way for Ohio and Beyond Delaware-based sustainable asphalt company, necoTECH, is in the national spotlight for revolutionizing the construction materials infrastructure with cutting-edge, eco-friendly solutions—and they’re making major moves in Columbus, Ohio. The asphalt industry is under increasing pressure to reduce its environmental
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Hilliard, a growing suburb west of Columbus, has earned national recognition for its efforts to build a high-tech innovation ecosystem, landing a spot on Fast Company’s prestigious 2025 list of the Most Innovative Companies in Economic Development. Hilliard’s inclusion on the list underscores how smaller cities in Ohio
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ZoCo Design has been a powerhouse in Columbus for over 12 years. They deliver high-impact user experience (UX) design for a diverse range of industries, but as of late 2024, their focus sharpened. They’re transforming healthcare and healthtech, partnering with product and technology teams to make understanding people and
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Two of the world’s most influential organizations in data science and AI, Columbus-based Women in Analytics (WIA) and Women in Data™ (WiD), have joined forces to expand opportunities, foster innovation, and build a more diverse and inclusive tech workforce. By co-hosting the 2025 DataConnect Conference series, this collaboration aims
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Defense technology company Anduril Industries is in discussions to raise up to $2.5 billion in a new funding round, potentially valuing the company at $28 billion. This development comes on the heels of Anduril's recent announcement to build a significant manufacturing facility in Pickaway County, Ohio. The
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Columbus has been named one of North America’s top 10 emerging tech hubs, according to a newly released Tech Hubs Index from Site Selection Magazine. The ranking, which evaluates metro areas based on market connectivity, corporate tech investments, job growth, and infrastructure, underscores Columbus’s rapid rise as a
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Anduril unveiled "Arsenal-1," a 5-million-sq-ft defense hub in Central Ohio. The $910M project is the largest economic development initiative in state history, set to create over 4,000 jobs and hyperscale production of critical national defense resources.