A revolution is occurring in higher education today, leading to an uncertain future, but one that will include increases in technology, adaptation of some corporate strategies, and a focus on equipping students with critical-thinking skills and increased work experience. University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs outlined the dramatic and revolutionary changes he sees for the [...]
After a thorough four-month search process interviewing potential candidates from across the country, the Regional Growth Partnership has named a new president/CEO to lead the economic development organization. Dean Monske, a Toledo native and former employee at the RGP, will take the helm after being named the fourth president in the history of the organization, [...]
The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority has been awarded its 12th Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) for growth in international cargo during a single season. 2010 proved to be a better year than last at the Port of Toledo with a 16.34% increase from 2009 in port shipments [...]
The second annual University of Toledo Health Science Campus Research Day, “Biomarkers, Therapeutics and Individualized Medicine,” will be held Friday, April 29, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Dana Center. Six UT researchers will give presentations on their work, and more than 70 posters outlining ongoing basic, translational and clinical research will be [...]
The Small Business Development Center at the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce has been recognized as the State of Ohio and Region V (Great Lakes) winner of the 2011 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Development Center Excellence and Innovation award. The Toledo SBDC is now among a select group of finalists for the [...]
The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority hosted physically challenged hunters April 30 and May 1 for wild turkey hunting on the property of Toledo Express Airport. The hunters departed on Saturday and Sunday morning at 4 a.m. and returned to an airport hangar located at 11431 W Airport Service Drive each day at noon for lunch [...]