Leaders from acrossLucas and Wood Counties joined together at Willard & Kelsey Solar Group to announce their collective support for passage of Issue 1 on election day May 4. Issue 1 is a statewide ballot measure that would authorize renewal and continuation of the highly successful Ohio Third Frontier (OTF) program. OTF is a visionary [...]
Also see The Relevant University: Making Community and Economic Engagement Matter by Lloyd A. Jacobs, MD & Eva Klein. On Wednesday, April 14, UT President Lloyd Jacobs gave his 4th Annual Address to the Community in Doermann Theater: The University of Toledo, because of its roots, its history and previous leadership, has always celebrated its [...]
On April 21, the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority received a $15 million Department of Energy grant from Vice President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C. The Vice President announced the selection of 25 communities for up to $452 million in Recovery Act funding to “ramp-up” energy efficiency building retrofits. The only other community in Ohio to [...]
Local businesses interested in working on projects with The University of Toledo took part in an information forum to help navigate the process called “Building Connections: Facilities, Construction and Purchasing Informational Forum” April 22.The program included information on the procedures for the UT bid process, upcoming state bid opportunities, new small business loan programs and more. “The [...]
Rocket Ventures, the venture capital and technology division of the Regional Growth Partnership, recently invested $237,000 in six Northwest Ohio technology companies. Each investment was made from Rocket Ventures’ Ignite! Grant program. The Ignite! Grant program is designed to help companies develop and use technology to create new products or improve processes that have an [...]
This story, authored by Kevin Milliken, was originally printed at http://lakecurrents.com. “I love it when a plan comes together.” The late George Peppard became famous for that well-worn phrase while chomping on a cigar at the end of every episode of the old A-Team television series. A whole new generation will be uttering that line [...]
The University of Toledo will be a part of a new agreement between Procter & Gamble and Ohio universities to “promote co-ops, internships, and postdoctoral fellowships through new research” according to www.technologytransfertactics.com. The story: The University System of Ohio and Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble have inked an agreement that simplifies the legal process they use [...]