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Look to Ohio for Fuel Cell Innovation
May 12, 2008
Ohio describes itself as a leader in the fuel cell industry and a prominent figure in clean energy innovations...
Nanotech conference set
April 9, 2008
The big potential from manipulating materials at their molecular level will be the focus of a state-wide conference here at the Great Wolf Lodge starting today...
Ohio's a high-tech hot spot, jobs show
April 2, 2008
As the Ohio economy continues to shed jobs overall, employment in the state's high-tech sector grew in 2006, for the second consecutive year, according to a new report...
Supply Chain Management
April 1, 2008
An interview with Andre Thornton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ASW, one of the largest minority-owned and certified third-party logistics companies in the United States...
Columbus tops in tech potential
March 12, 2008
Columbus has achieved a reputation it's been trying to gain for years: the No. 1 up-and-coming tech city in America, according to a list by Forbes.com...
Doug O'Brien Looks at Ohio's Agriculture and Polymer Industries
March 12, 2008
Doug O'Brien, chair of the Ohio Agriculature to Chemicals, Polymers and Advanced Materials Task Force shares about Ohio's role in the agriculture and polymer industries...[listen]
PROGRESS: We like green power if it means jobs
March 8, 2008
The Ohio Business Development Coalition calls jobs relating to advanced energy generation "green collar" jobs...
Ohio scores with new plants; 'Site Selection' ranks state No. 1 for landing projects, expansions
March 6, 2008
or the second year running, Ohio has been ranked tops in the nation by Site Selection magazine for landing industrial and corporate operations and expansions...
Ohio ranked tops for corporate expansion
March 3, 2008
Ohio has won the top spot in an annual ranking of capital projects for the second year in a row...
Victory Lap! The 2007 Govenor's Cup
March 1, 2008
Ohio's second consecutive Governor's Cup is proof positive that manufacturing-intensive states can diversify their economies and retool their labor supplies enough to win Site Selection's annual corporate-facilities race...
State forms task force to accelerate use of Ohio ag materials in polymer products
February 13, 2008
Already a national hotbed for the polymer industry, Ohio is poised to strengthen the position... (subscriber access only)
OBDC's Branding Strategy
February 1, 2008
If you read the Wall Street Journal, you've probably seen the new advertisements...touting the benefits of living and working in Ohio... (subscriber access only)
Conference to address economic issues for region
January 25, 2008
Branding Ohio as the "State of Perfect Balance" is one of the primary messages for the audience attending the 2008 State of the Region Conference Jan. 30 at the Holiday Inn French Quarter in Perrysburg...
Ohio Accelerates Bioscience Business Growth, Attracts Global Companies
January 22, 2008
Ohio welcomed 47 new bioscience organizations, and more than $1.3 billion in capital investments in 2006, according to the 2007 Ohio Bioscience Growth Report released by BioOhio... (subscriber access only)
Ohio coalition starts newsletter
January 19, 2008
The Ohio Business Development Coalition has launched a monthly e-mail newsletter called State of Perfect Balance.
Place Branding: A roundtable discussion featuring Ed Burghard, executive director, OBDC
January 1, 2008
The shift in wealth creation from developed to developing markets is accelerating. Capital investors are choosing more often to build capacity and capability for servicing growing consumer demand in countries like China and India. As a consequence, developed market share of annual global capital investment is declining. This trend will likely continue for the foreseeable planning horizon. The European Union is roughly a decade ahead of the rest of world in the practical application of branding for accelerated economic development. In light of quantitative studies demonstrating a decline in the strength of "brand America," an increasing number of regional leaders, as represented by the group included here, have chosen to aggressively catch up and eventually leapfrog the world in branding mastery.
Business group adds blog to site
December 15, 2007
The Ohio Business Development Coalition has added a blog to its Web site, featuring interviews with Ohio executives providing their perspective on what it is like to work and live in Ohio...
Cynthia Booth helping to attract businesses to Ohio
December 15, 2007
Local McDonald's franchise owner Cynthia Booth, president and CEO of COBCO, sends a message throughout the country and world this week that it is possible to succeed in business and at the same time give back to your community in the Cincinnati and Ohio business climate... (subscriber access only)
Ohio would be good for you, ads tell CEOs
December 14, 2007
In the pages of The Wall Street Journal, Ohio is the place where top executives can come to enjoy the good life...
Wilks featured in national business ad for Ohio
December 12, 2007
The 1943 Hamilton High graduate and founder of the Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park is featured in an advertisement that appeared Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal. The ad, paid for by the non-profit Ohio Business Development Coalition, targets corporate executives and promotes Ohio as a prime spot to live, said Ed Burghard, executive director with the coalition...
A strong state of business
December 10, 2007
Two years ago, former Governor Robert Taft asked Procter & Gamble for help when he created the Ohio Business Development Coalition (OBDC), a public/private partnership to market Ohio and attract capital investment. The company 'loaned' marketer Edward Burghard to serve as OBDC executive director... (subscriber access only)
OSU Takes Jab at Michigan Via WSJ Ad
November 14, 2007
Ahead of Saturday's U of M-Ohio State football clash in Ann Arbor, the Ohio Business Development Corporation is taking a swipe at Michigan - with the help of the Wall Street Journal...
Ohio can give Michigan the business
November 14, 2007
In a survey of how the world perceives individual states, Ohio had the best image in the Midwest. Michigan was fifth...
Ads Used To Draw Executives To Ohio
November 13, 2007
Ohio State University Football players are not the only people gearing up for Saturday's game against Michigan. The Ohio Business Development Coalition has been placing ads in the Wall Street Journal for several months featuring executives in Ohio. Ed Burghard is the Executive Director of the Ohio Business Development Coalition who makes the ads. He says so far they have ran about 24 stories on executives in Ohio and plan to run about 20 more...
Ohio gets high marks for business climate
November 8, 2007
Ohio's business climate is the seventh-best in the nation according to new rankings by a national business planning magazine, SITE Selection... (subscriber access only)
Local executive featured in national ad campaign
November 6, 2007
MIAMI TWP. - Chief Operating Officer Bruce Langos of Teradata Corp. - one of the world's largest data warehousing and enterprise analytics companies - is featured in the Ohio Business Development Coalition's "Why Ohio?" advertising campaign...
Ohio universities 9th in R&D funding
November 2, 2007
Ohio ranks ninth in the nation in the amount of research and development funding its universities receive from various sources, including the federal government, according to a new report by the National Science Foundation... (subscriber access only)
Ohio is committed to success in wind energy development, says coalition
October 18, 2007
Ohio is investing in two new projects to develop utility-scale wind energy, according to the Ohio Business Development Coalition (OBDC)...
Ohio ranks 9th in number of international students
September 5, 2007
...The Buckeye State, in fact, ranks ninth in the nation in the number of foreign students studying at its universities, according to the Institute of International Education. More than 18,000 international students currently are pursing educations in Ohio... (subscriber access only)
Ed Burghard: Marketing Authority and Determined Competitor
September 4, 2007
... Ed Burghard took the first step in his journey towards marketing excellence in a rather unusual and unprecedented manner. It occurred when he made a proposal that he knew might result in the loss of his own job...
Ohio health-care startups lead Midwest in venture capital investments
August 16, 2007
Ohio leads the region in venture capital investments for health-care bioscience companies, pulling in nearly $245 million in the first half of 2007.
Ohio health-care startups lead Midwest in venture capital investments
August 16, 2007
Ohio health-care startups lead Midwest in venture capital investments
August 16, 2007
Ohio Offers Ideal Environment For Success In The Logistics Industry
August 7, 2007
... Ohio's supportive business environment and strong manufacturing infrastructure creates an ideal location for executives in the logistics industry to build their business...
New fuel cell technology is turning waste into reliable, renewable energy
July 23, 2007
Ohio works to put more force beneath its aviation wings
July 20, 2007
New tax plan removes business barriers
June 28, 2007
Nation's Focus is on Ohio for Growth and Investment in Fuel Cell Industry
May 25, 2007
Place Branding; An interview with Edward M. Burghard, Executive Director, Ohio Business Development Coalition, Columbus, OH
January 1, 2007
