How to leverage IT trends for economic development

To remain competitive, economic development professionals should pay close attention to changing IT trends. While reading the recent Gartner CIO survey, I noticed three trends that could impact business in Greater Cincinnati: The top places companies spent their 2015 IT dollars are business intelligence ...

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REDI Cincinnati Celebrates 2020 Wins and Awardees, Sets Path Forward for 2021

CINCINNATI, OHIO – APRIL 1, 2020 – Yesterday, REDI Cincinnati hosted its seventh annual meeting virtually with more than 200 guests to celebrate the region’s 2020 project wins, present its annual awards, and look at what to expect for the region’s economic development efforts in 2021. David Spaulding, ...

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Unstoppable: Top Takeaways from Women’s Day Event

At Cintrifuse’s recent “Building a SHE-cosystem” event at Music Hall, REDI Cincinnati President & CEO Johnna Reeder and other Greater Cincinnati leaders gathered to share business wisdom, answer questions and observe International Women’s Day, a global effort celebrating the social, economic, ...

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Leading visual image company expands Blue Ash HQ

CINCINNATI – LSI Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance lighting and graphic solutions for commercial, industrial and multi-site retail applications, announced today that it plans to expand its presence at its headquarters in Blue Ash, Ohio. The company will add 50 jobs to its assembly ...

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Ernst & Young study shows five-year economic impact totaling more than $31.5B

In 2014, REDI Cincinnati was formed as a collaboration among top business leaders to drive job growth and serve as the critical first point-of-contact for companies locating or expanding in the three-state, 16-county Greater Cincinnati region that includes Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. The ...

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TREW, LLC to locate in Southwest Ohio, create 100 new jobs

TREW, LLC announced today that it plans to base its headquarters in southwest Ohio and create over 100 new jobs in executive management, engineering, sales, customer service and other disciplines by December 31, 2021. TREW provides full-service material handling capabilities, including software, machine ...

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Using Predictive Analytics to Drive the Next Era of Economic Growth 


At the start of 2019, REDI Cincinnati renewed its commitment to using business intelligence (BI) and data analytics to make smarter, better, faster decisions in pinpointing and pursuing companies on the verge of relocation or expansion.With that mandate in place, we began integrating skillsets within ...

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Annual Meeting recap: REDI Cincinnati turns five, and the future never looked brighter

Thursday evening, at our milestone fifth Annual Meeting, leaders from the Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) Cincinnati celebrated key achievements, while offering a glimpse of good things to come in Greater Cincinnati. REDI Cincinnati President and CEO Kimm Lauterbach opened the ceremony ...

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Meet the Team Behind the Mission: Q&A with Brandon Simmons

When he accepted a position as REDI Cincinnati’s Vice President of Project Management, Brandon Simmons made the move to Greater Cincinnati. But it was by no means the Cleveland native’s first introduction to the three-state, 15-county region. In previous roles with JobsOhio, Brandon managed expansion ...

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Greater Cincinnati Aligns with 2019’s Top Economic Trends

In an economic climate that’s anything but predictable, one thing is certain: Companies across the U.S. are continuing to expand and, now more than ever, they’re looking to experts like REDI Cincinnati to help them make decisions that will ensure growth and prosperity. Each year, we take a close ...

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