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Dayton and Athens had the largest tech acquisitions in Ohio in 2021, a record-smashing year for venture capital deals and venture-backed companies nationwide.

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The Ohio Innovation and Technology Association is excited to present the 2023 Ohio Innovation Summit in July.  This full-day event is the premier Ohio-centric conference to explore innovation that brings together the public and private sectors. It is the opportunity for businesses to be face-to-face with those who shape Ohio’s innovation and technology policy agenda. Leaders, decision-makers, businesses, and researchers will attend to tackle the most pressing innovation and technology challenges and seize opportunities in Ohio.  Registration and futher details coming soon. 

New York Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday he intends to follow through on his intention to convert his salary into cryptocurrency by using his first City Hall paycheck to purchase bitcoin and ethereum.

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The Ohio Innovation and Technology Association (OITA) introduced Jennifer Flatter as its newest Executive Director. Flatter is OITA’s first executive director as the organization enhances its presence and leadership in Ohio. OITA also announced that its founders, Robert Kovey and Nick York, will remain in association leadership. 

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Since launching in 2015, Tech Elevator has trained more than 2,000 students through its 14-week, full-time developer bootcamp, which teaches students to become software developers while helping them grow career readiness skills. Anthony Hughes joins us to discuss the success of the program, how COVID has accelerated the need for a digital workforce, and efforts to close the tech talent gap.

See more ... Landscape podcast: Tech Elevator co-founder and CEO Anthony Hughes

AT&T has named a new Ohio president.

The telecommunications giant on Thursday, Feb. 3, announced that it has named Molly Kocour Boyle as its president in the state. Kocour Boyle will be responsible for AT&T's "external affairs, public policy, philanthropy and community engagement initiatives throughout Ohio," the company said in a news release.

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A growing technology company is moving its headquarters to Blue Ash.

CoStrategix, a digital and data solutions company that provides consulting, data and artificial intelligence, applications and platforms, and tech modernization services, is moving from Sycamore Township to a 10,000-square-foot office at 4450 Carver Woods Road. The company expects to relocate to this larger space in April and expand its workforce by 30% to 40% this year.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the first time in four years, the project to overhaul the county’s information-technology system is projected to finish on time – and with cost savings.

The so-called Enterprise Resource Planning, or ERP, project, which will link county-wide computer systems and streamline payroll, is on pace to launch March 13, IT administrator Connie Geddis told council at Monday’s Budget and Finance Committee meeting.

See more ...  Cuyahoga County's ERP project on schedule to launch March 13 - and with cost savings - officials say

Thousands of schools in the United States and around the world have had their websites and some other functions knocked offline as a result of a ransomware attack targeting a major web host for K-12 institutions just as students prepared to return from the winter holidays.

See more ... Thousands of school websites went down after ransomware strikes vendor