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BIZ Fair

One of our most important jobs in Economic Development is to meet with our existing companies to see how they are doing and to present [...]

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How can we have a Port Authority when we don’t have a port?

I was at our quarterly entrepreneurship & idea exchange happy hour, enjoying a locally brewed raz wheat beer, exchanging ideas, [...]

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Giving Start-Up Companies and Angels Investors a Break

by Todd Shelton, Director, Athens County Economic Development Council In the current economic climate raising capital is challenge for start-ups [...]

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Technology Investment Tax Credit Program

by Todd Shelton, Director, Athens County Economic Development Council The Ohio University Innovation Center is now reviewing and forwarding applications [...]

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Swimming the Capital Maze

by Todd Shelton, Director, Athens County Economic Development Council If you are thinking about starting or expanding a business and [...]

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Charlie Wilson’s Visit

Last Friday, April 17, Geoff and I had the honor of meeting our US Representative, Charlie Wilson, as well as [...]

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70% off Sale on Solar?

The word stimulus is on the lips of almost every US politician and citizen these days, whether mentioned in a [...]

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