Virtual Dublin Business Appreciation Day Highlights a Supportive Community

Added to the long list of events that are going the virtual route is the City of Dublin’s Business Appreciation Day. The annual event, which usually takes place in March, celebrates Dublin’s companies, employees and thriving business community with a “thank you.” In normal times, the city, led by its Economic Development team, would host […]
OCLC Helps the Library Industry Operate in the Time of COVID

Nonprofit library technology and research organization OCLC has been around since the late ’60s, providing a variety of services and applications to help libraries locate, acquire, catalog, share, preserve and manage their materials and collections. OCLC, formerly known as the Online Computer Library Center, was established in 1967 in the main library at The Ohio […]
Hagerty Gears Up for an Impressive 2021

Correction, 2/12/2021: A previous version of this article stated that Hagerty plans to double its employee group. Hagerty, however, will be doubling its Ohio employee group of 75 employees, not its total employee group. With its Drivers Club memberships, car valuation tools, magazine, media operation Hagerty Media, and partnership with Collectors’ Car Garage rebranded as […]
City of Dublin Series Reflects on Equity, Inclusion, and Business Community Response to BLM

At the City of Dublin’s final Dublin Reality Check of 2020, the city brought together panelists to discuss how businesses should respond after a summer of civil unrest that saw demonstrations and calls for change right here in Central Ohio. The latest event in the series, “So, You Made a Statement About Black Lives Matter… […]
Parallel Technologies Reflects on Transition to Employee Ownership

Dublin-based voice communications company Parallel Tech has recently moved into a new era. Founded in 1983 by Executive Vice President Marty Jacobs and Chairman of the Board Joe Redman, the company has 45 employees with an average tenure of 18 years, says Vice President of Major Accounts Jamie Baird. “[It’s] pretty crazy in our industry, […]
LSP Technologies on its Groundbreaking Equipment and Innovative Technology

High-tech manufacturing company LSP Technologies came out of technology originally developed at the Battelle Memorial Institute. Then, after six years of working at Battelle, Jeff Dulaney left to create his own company — and began licensing the “laser peening” technology to General Electric as well as for use at his own company. Laser peening is […]