Entrepreneurs look to help create cleaner energy solution with help from NASA

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OHIO — Finding sustainable solutions to our energy needs has some entrepreneurs in Ohio looking skyward. Petra Power is converting NASA technology for use here on earth. The company’s co-founders, Phillip Clift and Aaron Goodman, were awarded a license from NASA to help commercialize solid oxide fuel cells, electrochemical devices that turn the chemical energy […]

Weary of Snarls, Small Businesses Build Their Own Supply Chains

Workers in a sewing factory

What’s more stressful than a nightmare you can’t wake up from? For Ken Rosenblood, it’s watching ships, tiny dots on a radar, stuck at sea, unable to deliver the lifeblood of your company. That’s how he remembers the early days of the pandemic. His company, obVus Solutions, produces ergonomic office equipment, and his laptop stands […]

Ohio counting on electric vehicles to charge economy and save auto jobs

Man presenting at an industry event in front of a sign that reads, "2 million electric vehicles globally by the end of 2026"

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The shift from gasoline-fueled engines to fully electric vehicles could be an opportunity, and a threat, to Ohio’s economy. But there’s reason to believe the Buckeye State is in the driver’s seat. Automakers are spending billions of dollars to shift from gasoline. Electric vehicle manufacturing could create thousands of new jobs, but […]

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