Business

The Buckeye State still ranks high for clean job creation. According to a report by nonpartisan business group E2, nearly 113,000 are employed in Ohio’s clean energy sector, a 4.6% increase since last year.

While reviewing the Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Workforce Development Board’s most recent annual report, I was drawn to the OhioMeansJobs page.

I’ve heard a lot of common beliefs from some otherwise smart business leaders. Don’t fall for these myths:

If you think that going green at work is difficult, think again.

Long-form advertising has garnered serious popularity recently. Users can’t open Facebook or Instagram without being shown long-form videos and advertisements. And there’s good reason for it: it’s engaging.

The Ohio City area of Cleveland will have the tallest timber frame building in the U.S. The 10-story office tower is scheduled for completion by 2021, part of a $175 million Market Square project by Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors.

Quarles & Brady has announced the creation of a Time Venture Fund (TVF) to provide startups with the crucial legal advice needed at the formation stage while also providing a social benefit to the startup and entrepreneurship communities.

When Mike DeWine became governor, he immediately made good on his promise about workforce and economic development by naming Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to lead Innovate Ohio.

Six Ohio-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 2019 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. The annual list is compiled through workforce surveys and submissions by employers, supplemented by news and financial information. Here are the companies and rankings:

In full disclosure, I attended John Carroll University and Case Western Reserve University. I was even on the JCU business school’s advisory Board. Other members of my family went to Ohio State University and Miami University. So, when I saw this ranking of business schools, I smiled proudly.