Workforce + Education
Shared laboratories will bring together 65 faculty members and 300 researchers working on batteries, robotics, advanced manufacturing and medical devices, while a Google partnership will provide AI tools and expertise. Students will gain hands-on experience alongside researchers across disciplines.
Workforce + Education
Students and families at the Steve Wise Club now have free fiber internet, Dell computers and digital literacy courses, backed by a $50,000 investment. The Akron site is the company's fourth in Ohio, and 50 local families also received free refurbished laptops.
Startups + VC
Seven years after its founding, the company runs technology-enabled credential checks, daily pay and shift booking for child care substitutes in six states, with Texas launching soon. A hiring tool released in June extends that work to permanent teachers.
A statewide coalition is moving quickly to turn aerospace expertise, defense infrastructure and higher-education partnerships into a formal bid for a proposed federal academy intended to develop the nation’s next generation of space leaders.
AI25, presented by Ohio Tech News and OhioX, recognizes leaders turning artificial intelligence into real-world impact across Ohio, from startups and classrooms to hospitals, public agencies, manufacturing floors, and the capital backing what comes next.
Fueled by logistics dominance and aggressive site development, the state’s rise reflects years of coordinated economic strategy. Major investments in semiconductors, energy, and AI infrastructure are accelerating its position as a national hub for industrial-scale innovation.
AI25, presented by Ohio Tech News and OhioX, recognizes leaders turning artificial intelligence into real-world impact across Ohio — from startups and classrooms to hospitals, public agencies, manufacturing floors, and the capital backing what comes next.
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The partnership aims to connect Ohio’s technology and industrial growth with financing for housing, workforce training and healthcare. With Adelphi Bank as its first partner, Erebor plans to build a Columbus model for community investment before expanding across Ohio and eventually nationwide.
Docked on the roof of Longworth Hall in Cincinnati, the aircraft can launch remotely, fly pre-programmed routes and return to recharge on their own. The Ohio UAS Center installed its first system in Springfield in 2025 before bringing the technology to the $4.05 billion bridge project.
COhatch and the City of Dublin will put three Ohio startups on stage for live pitches in the competition's fourth year. Its first three winners, DASI Simulations, Apricity Robotics and Sonic Fire Tech, have collectively raised more than $30 million since the event started in 2023.
Revenue grew from less than $3 million in 2021 to $447.8 million in 2025 as hyperscale customers bought its power and modular systems. The initial public offering raised $540 million, with $180 million going to the company and the rest to affiliates of owner Olympus Partners.
Nine leadership moves across Ohio's venture, technology and public sectors, including a new chief executive at Rev1 Ventures, a permanent talent chief at JobsOhio, an executive in residence at CincyTech and a retirement after 30 years at Alloy Development Co.
Humtown Products CEO Mark Lamoncha started working with YBI in 2012 to bring 3D printing to sand casting. The former Vindicator building in downtown Youngstown now carries his family's name, five months after the SBA named him the nation's top small business owner.
The Newcastle upon Tyne, England, firm is a joint venture between Oliver Wyman and Rokos Capital Management. It plans to hire software developers, data engineers and other technology professionals by the end of 2029 to serve U.S. clients. A site has not yet been selected.
The Massachusetts-based technology lifecycle company is adding capacity in central Ohio to test, repair and recover components from AI and data center hardware, with an Innovation Center that includes diagnostics for liquid-cooled systems used in high-performance computing.
The project is expected to create about 600 jobs and draw on a state-backed training center set to open in 2027, linking one of Ohio’s largest biomanufacturing commitments to a workforce strategy designed to prepare operators and technicians before production begins in 2031.
Cyber25, from Ohio Tech News and OhioX and presented by ATC, recognizes leaders strengthening cybersecurity across Ohio — protecting businesses and public services, securing critical infrastructure and preparing the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
The five-year National Institute on Aging award will support research into early dementia risk, Lewy body dementia, atypical Alzheimer’s disease and health disparities—while helping Northeast Ohio investigators move laboratory findings toward potential new therapies.
A new $6 million Pike County program funded by SB Energy and OpenAI will subsidize eligible working families and fund grants to expand infant, toddler and nontraditional-hours childcare. Ross-Pike ESD will administer
