Biotechnology, State Budget, Manufacturing & More

Former Program Coordinator
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OH-TECH
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 10:33am
A School Built Entirely Around the Love of Math (Mind/Shift) – Designers of the new, non-profit Proof School intended to provide mathematically gifted youth an intensive and complete education in grades 6-12 that typical schools can’t muster.
 
Bioscience Field Grows in Ohio, Report Says (The Columbus Dispatch) – According to a study from Battelle and the Biotechnology Industry Organization, Ohio’s bioscience industry grew as the state’s overall employment shrank.
 
College Grads Sought for AmeriCorps Program: Higher Education Roundup (Cleveland.com) – College Now Greater Cleveland is looking for qualified recent graduates who would like to work with at-risk youth in Ohio schools as AmeriCorps College Guides.
 
State Ends Fiscal Year with Nearly $800 Million Surplus (The Columbus Dispatch) – The state budget has finished the fiscal year with a nearly $800 million surplus, though must of that money is already headed toward tax cuts and a new Medicaid reserve fund.
 
US Manufacturers Expanded in June But More Slowly  (10TV News) – US manufacturing grew in June for the 13th straight month, but the pace of the expansion slowed from May.