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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
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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
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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
Advanced Manufacturing
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.
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AWS selected Fayette County for a $5 billion data center campus, its first location outside Columbus. Breaking ground in 2025, the historic investment joins the $3.5B Honda-LG plant in transforming Southern Ohio into a critical node for the state’s booming technology and cloud infrastructure.
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1125"] Five Star Fans co-founders, Tina Provost (L) and Jennifer Dean (R) [/caption] Following the groundbreaking Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policies introduced by the NCAA, two former Ohio State cheerleaders have developed an exciting new platform called Five Star
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Google has deepened its strong commitment to Central Ohio with the announcement of more than $1.1 million in direct grants to 13 local nonprofit organizations. The funding targets critical community needs, including education, STEM initiatives, mental health services, and digital equity programs. Major Impact Areas The grants will support
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Columbus is about to get a major tech infusion. Rev1 Ventures, the Ohio State University, and the City of Columbus announced last week plans to create Ohio’s two newest innovation destinations: a software startup space in downtown Columbus and a life sciences facility at the Carmenton district. Downtown '
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Ohio Life Sciences (OLS), the industry trade association for biotechnology and life sciences organizations in Ohio, delivered a $250,000 gift to Columbus State Community College to create the Ohio Life Sciences Biotech Bootcamp. The OLS Biotechnology Bootcamp is a certificate program that prepares students for biomanufacturing careers and other
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Microsoft is investing $1 billion as part of a first phase of data center development into Central Ohio, One Columbus announced this week. Located in New Albany, Heath, and Hebron, these data centers will support Microsoft’s global cloud infrastructure, expanding capacity for Azure cloud services to meet growing demands
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has continued its efforts to empower the next generation of female scientists and engineers by hosting its AWS Girls’ Tech Day for female students in central Ohio. The annual event took place as the region’s economy continues to diversify with a variety of high-tech,