Crain's: OhioX aims to catalyze tech industry's struggling growth
Crain’s Cleveland Business
By Jeremy Nobile
Beyond a decent biotech industry and a handful of standout startups, Ohio generally has struggled to attract, grow and retain tech-focused companies and the people building them.
That's where OhioX wants to step in.
Launching officially on Monday, Dec. 9, OhioX is the state's first nonprofit association designed to promote and support technology, innovation and all that encompasses in the business sector.
Such an initiative comes at a pivotal time not just for the state overall but for Northeast Ohio in particular, where the bulk of the group's organizers are based and where initiatives to spur regional economic growth through tech-based enterprises often feel somewhat mismatched with the reality of the support ecosystem here.
"As more and more people had similar ideas of what can we do to unite Ohio and those people who are interested in and committed to growing the Ohio economy through technology and innovation, we sensed an opportunity for a really powerful role for a nonprofit organization such as this," said Chris Berry, OhioX president. "It's all about uniting people, and how we promote and share ideas and connect companies."