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December 6, 2009Good News: From chicken coops to a nest eggLexington twins built future on alternative power sourcesBy LOU WHITMIRENews Journal LEXINGTON -- Graywacke Engineering co-owners Mark and Scott Huffman started their business in 1993, working in their grandmother's chicken coop in the dead of winter. "It was the coldest winter. It was only the […]

The October Tech Thursday sponsored by the Northern Ohio IT Association was held  on the beautiful campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Ted Rice, director of the college's Burton D. Morgan Innovation Greenhouse Program, shared with the 50 attendees the entrepreneurial endeavors of various students and how the college was assisting them with ideas, networking, […]

Heather Schofield, Communications Manager of Dairy Farmers of America, one of the largest cooperatives in the nation, presented "DFA's Role in Today's Dairy Industry" to the 40 attendees of this month's Agribusiness Forum. DFA has members from 48 states, with numbers of members nearing 18,000. Members are guaranteed a market; meaning that DFA will purchase […]

The September Agribusiness Forum went overseas as Bill Huston related his experiences of 18 months in Iraq helping their agricultural community. Bill Huston has been employed for 23 years as the County Executive Director for Farm Service Agency at the Muskingum-Morgan County office. He also farms, with his family, a 200 acre fruit and vegetable […]

It is BIG, 2100 acres!! It is well attended, over 130,000 people in three days!! It is informative!!! What is it - Farm Science Review. Chuck Gamble, Director of the Farm Science Review, says he has the best job in the world and he shared that enthusiasm with 37 attendees at the Agribusiness Breakfast Forum […]

August's Tech Thursday was hosted by The Ohio State University Mansfield, and sponsored by the International Trade Assistance Center, on August 14th. The event was held at the Cyber Café a new facility which provides comfortable seating, Wi-Fi internet access and a coffee shop for the students, staff and instructors of OSU. The 57 people […]

  Cathie Leimbach, Co-founder and Consulting Partner of STRIVE!, was the guest speaker at the Northeast Ohio Agribusiness Forum on Friday July 24, 2009. The event was held at Buehler's Fresh Food Market in Ashland, OH. Cathie addressed the 44 attendees with a presentation entitled, "Lightening the Leadership Load." Cathie's presentation was focused on the […]

Written by Bob Leach    Wednesday, 29 July 2009 19:36   The Northern Ohio IT Association's Tech Thursday event held July 23, 2009, sponsored by The Wayne County Economic Development Council and hosted by the Ohio Agricultural Research Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster, OH was a successful evening of networking attracting 57 people. The attendees […]

July 26, 2009By LOU WHITMIRENews JournalMANSFIELD -- Starting with one machine, Mark Hess and his wife Pam opened a tool and diebusiness in 1999. The couple went all in, selling their home to put all their assets into the venture. "My faith has played such a key role in making us who we are today," […]

Written by Bob Leach    Bob Cohen and The Braintree Business Development Center were recently featured on the Positive Vibes program sponsored by the Richland Economic Development Corpration and braodcast on WMFD. The program featured a detailed discussion of what services are available at The Braintree Business Development Center and how it affects the technology […]