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Columbus Collaboratory Announces “CognizeR,” an Open Source R Extension that Accelerates Data Scientists’ Access to IBM Watson
Cbus team a finalist in Google Science Fair 2016 – Fighting foam waste with recycled filters
Central Ohio will get a piece of $225M Assurex Health sale – Columbus Business First
New DSW CEO helping to remake retailer to compete with likes of Amazon – Columbus Dispatch
AEP Awards $2.5 Million to FIRST Robotics Teams Over Two Decades
Columbus Nonprofit BESA Uses Technology to Engage Millennial Volunteers
Building the the most powerful supercomputer system in the 29-year history of the Ohio Supercomputer Center
Aspire 2016 to Celebrate Social Enterprises in Columbus on September 15 – Metropreneur
StreamSavvy Helping Viewers Find Their Favorite Shows and Where to Watch – Metropreneur

Why I Love Columbus: A City on the Rise – great post by Jay Clouse – Columbus Chamber – “A City On The Rise”
Former TechCrunch & Gizmodo editor coming to town – Let’s meet in Columbus w @JohnBiggs – pitches/open mic/beer – Wed Aug 10 – join us
Top 10 citiies for tech workers – Cbus #2 – CIO mag list
People to Watch: Chris Volpe – Multivarious Games – Columbus Alive
Battelle, Ohio State Hire Former DoD Deputy Chief of Staff Zachary Mears as Joint National Security Resource
The story behind one of Cincy’s biggest startup exits – Assurex Health acquired for $410 million – Cincinnati.com
Hatchli, a free early validation community started by past OSU students, launched last week and was featured on The Next Web as “the next big thing.”
Social enterprises support thousands of jobs in Central Ohio, @CSEDcentralOH report finds – Columbus Business First
CAS Strengthens its Commitment to Science and Innovation Selecting 26 Outstanding International Scientists to Participate in the 2016 SciFinder® Future Leaders Program
Pumping the Brakes on Columbus, Ohio’s Transportation Transformation – GovTech
Demo Day 2015 – Where Are They Now? – Rev1

America’s Largest Food Truck Festival is Back in Cbus Aug 12/13
New Albany software exec under investigation for financial impropriety – Columbus Business First
Columbus’ Bold Penguin Announcing the Launch of a New Insurance Portal
Battelle growing more uses for soy-based plastics
Columbus, Ohio, Outfits Buses with Wi-Fi
Create Columbus Announces $250k in 2016 Funding For Young Professional Initiatives
Venture Ohio spotlights Agile Networks, CrossChx and T-Pro Solutions
Springfield adding to drone presence – Columbus Dispatch
via @cghoseBiz1st – Hey! Columbus tech/startup folks! Nominate a company or innovator for @columbusbiz1st BizTech awards.
.@Battelle continues to innovate with new wrap that will help to save limbs on the battlefield
NCT Ventures invested in an apparel company … because it’s not really an apparel company – Columbus Business First
Connected Vehicles Offer a Future of ‘No Mores’ – Inside Battelle

Columbus, Ohio focuses $40M DOT prize on transportation tech
Via @GiveBackHack Join us for @SEAChangeOhio Pitch Day August 19th – All the cool kids are doing it.
The 2016 VentureOhio Award nominations are open! Nominate your favorite Ohio startup today.
#SmartCity: Columbus hopes to use track at former Cooper Stadium to test driverless vehicles
.@MayorGinther announces Kiva Columbus— new initiative that accelerates #smallbusiness growth through crowdfunding
“i.c.stars* is a program of hope & opportunity.” @ryanfrederick at @Rev1Ventures. Learn more about @icstarscolumbus: icstars.org
Ardina Founder Tells Why He Chose CBUS as the Place to Start His Company
Columbus Ranked #4 Highest in Growth Entrepreneurship Activity – Metropreneur
Franklin County approves $300,000 for IT job training – Business First

Cbus’ TicketFire App Creates Digital Ticket Marketplace – Forbes
Cbus startup – Prevedere’s CEO shares Six Ways To Make Your Company Data-Driven in InformationWeek.
Five Solid Questions – an interview of Denise Zabawski – CIO – Nationwide Children’s Hospital
9 awesome innovations coming to the very first smart city in the US – Columbus
Ohio seeing ‘larger and better’ deals as VC investment outpaces national trend – Columbus Business First
State will use Battelle DNA technology at crime lab – Columbus Dispatch
Modern Tiny Living Brings Tiny Homes to Columbus – Metropreneur
Why can’t Ohio attract more venture-capital money? – Columbus Dispatch
Want to sell tickets on Twitter? There’s an app for that _ Upstart Business Journal
via @Rev1Ventures – So excited i.c.stars is coming to #CBUS! Come to their launch on July 20th! More details here – ow.ly/H22X302hiRv
The 2nd Annual Passion Purpose Profit Symposium will be held at@RooseveltCoffee on July 21 via @CleanTurnLLC
via @GiveBackHack – HUGE thx to @BusinessofGood, @IGSEnergy & @colsfoundation for putting up $75k to fund SEA Change teams on 8/19!
Columbus business owners are innovators. @FastCompany learns how a crisis helped @Jenisplendid reinvent her business

RT @GiveBackHack: Aaaand we’re live! Get your tickets NOW to @SEAChangeOhio Pitch Day Aug. 19 @MindMarketCCAD
Dreadnought fund launches in Columbus with $6M for software startups – Columbus Business First
Justin Wenning of Fabrisonic recognized by SME’s Advanced Manufacturing Media as “30 Under 30” Future Leaders of Manufacturing
Mindstream Interactive Announces Merger With Marquette Group
Columbus, Ohio: Top Small City in Attracting, Growing Tech Talent
Columbus lands big EV investment – Automotive News
Ohio State surgeon uses robot in hip replacements – Columbus Dispatch
How an Ohio State student hooked Mark Cuban as an investor for his startup – Columbus Business First
Business incubator Cultivate opens in Grove City – Columbus Dispatch
Nominations Now Open for 2016 Social Entrepreneurship Award – Metropreneur
Tech Elevator Coding Bootcamp Coming to Columbus – Metropreneur
.@icstarscolumbus will officially launch July 20 with an event at @Rev1Ventures.
RT @GiveBackHack: Did you know that @BillionEffect is expanding their team & looking for a technical co-founder? Reach out w/interest! #cbus #socent #columbus
Clarivoy Unveils Proprietary Algorithm Used in Its TV Analytics Solution @clarivoy
.@HeritageCoop opens new state-of-the-art $35M agricultural campus, growing Marysville’s economy

A map tour of the Columbus analytics/big data ecosystem – ow.ly/Kyqm301Wn86 #Cbusanalytics
Google’s Alphabet Wants to Take Over Columbus, Ohio’s Transportation Network
Columbus names past Ohio CIO as director of technology – Columbus Business First
Smart Cities: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – GovTech
RT @GiveBackHack: Your nxt opportunity for #socent inspiration in #cbus: @SEAChangeOhio’s Pitch Day. RSVP now: https://t.co/OsW94d9tOL
RT @OSUengineering: Prof. DK Panda lab’s open-source libraries give big data users high-performance speeds https://t.co/MOnOUxIbYr
OSU Spinoff – Spirometrix Raises $17.4 Million Series C Financing
Most active VC’s in each state – ow.ly/oyl7301WtYL – Nice work @Rev1Ventures