Roundup: Columbus 2020!’s Kenny McDonald, FlyMuch & More

Weekend News Roundup — By Melanie McIntyre on May 21, 2011 at 8:00 am

Central Ohio startups are staying put, even after acquisition, according to a recent report from TechColumbus. [Read More]

Oxiem Interactive has relocated from the Dublin Entrepreneurial Center to its own office. [Read More]

International businesses will see Columbus as an opportunity, according to an article written by Kenny McDonald, CEO of Columbus2020! [Read More]

Columbus2020! CEO Kenny McDonald is learning lessons across the globe. [Read More]

Ohio is reinventing its manufacturing capability to better serve the needs of a world economy. [Read More]

After 20 months of research, relationship building, and business planning, FlyMuch is moving full speed ahead with product development. [Read More]

The U.S. Small Business Administration has named the Ohio Statewide Development Corp. the 2011 Large Certified Development Corporation of the Year. The OSDC was evaluated on several criteria, including the number of businesses it assisted, number of jobs created and retained, growth in loan approval volume from the previous year, growth in underserved markets, and a satisfactory risk rating from the Office of Credit Risk Management.

Video: Michael Dalby, the Columbus Chamber’s new president and CEO, addresses the Columbus Metropolitan Club:

Author Bio: Melanie McIntyre:
Melanie McIntyre is The Metropreneur’s Editorial Director. Upon earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The Ohio State University in 2004, she became a staff writer for a business and legal newspaper in Columbus. During her tenure there, she wrote more than 500 stories about finance and real estate and development in Central Ohio. Since leaving the paper in 2008, Melanie has worked on a freelance basis for several local entities, including Columbus Underground, where she has been a featured writer since April 2009. She also writes about fashion and style at Thoroughly Modern Melly. She lives in Columbus’s Short North and enjoys reading, running, and sarcasm.