Straight A Fund, Cincinnati Jobs, 3D Printed Parts & More

Associate Vice President for Policy, OSU/OH-TECH
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Ohio Technology Consortium
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 11:29am

Airbus Puts Its Faith in 3D Printed Parts (Engineering Materials) – Airbus, in conjunction with GKN Aerospace, is increasingly exploring the possibilities of using additive manufacturing to produce parts for its jetliners.

 

Cincinnati Adds 13,000 Jobs Thanks To These Sectors (Cincinnati Business Courier) – According to figures released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Greater Cincinnati’s local job market expanded in May as local employers added 13,000 jobs.

                          

Education Dept. Removes Tweet with Movie Scene (Government Technology) – Wednesday the Education Department apologized for a tweet that depicted a scene from the movie “Bridesmaids” with the words “Help me. I’m poor” across the picture, as a part of an effort to get students to apply for federal aid.

 

Ohio Delays New Requirement for Jobless Benefits (Lancaster Eagle Gazette) – Because of problems with passwords on the Ohio Means Jobs website, Ohio is temporarily delaying the enforcement of new regulations that requires claimants to post their resumes to an Ohio job-search website to get unemployment benefits.

 

Tri-Rivers/RAMTEC Consortium Receives $14.99 Million ‘Straight A’ Grant to Meet Skills Gap in Ohio (LimaOhio.com) – In order to expand and continue to address the skills gap problem by preparing high school and adult students with advanced manufacturing and engineering skills, the RAMTEC Statewide Advanced Manufacturing STEM/Career Technical Education Consortium, led by Tri-Rivers Career Center, has received $14.99 million dollars through Ohio’s Straight A Fund.