One thing TechColumbus founder Ted Ford has learned since founding the central Ohio technology advocacy organization is that you can’t plan an entrepreneurial economy.“You can’t do a five-year plan on doing an entrepreneurial economy,” Ford told the Columbus Dispatch in a wide-ranging interview that looked back on his tenure. “We need to be willing to [...]

Nonprofit economic development group TechColumbus has appointed its vice president for membership and marketing as interim CEO while the group searches for a permanent chief executive.Tim Haynes, who joined TechColumbus in 2006, starts as interim CEO on Jan. 1. Ted Ford, who spent six years as the group’s CEO, in October announced that he’d leave [...]

After six years at the helm of nonprofit economic development group TechColumbus, the organization’s leader is stepping down.In a prepared statement, Ford said it was “premature” to publicly discuss his future plans. TechColumbus’ board of directors has launched a search for Ford’s successor.“I think it’s time to pass the baton to the next leader and [...]

A union leader at Trumbull Memorial Hospital told the Warren Tribune Chronicle on Thursday his members aren’t ”overly excited” about the prospect of Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services buying Trumbull parent Forum Health, which is reorganizing in bankruptcy court.

Start-up Bridgehead Solutions LLC, which aims to help foreign device firms enter the U.S. market, could be coming to Ohio, but it’s going to take $2 million to $3 million to ensure the company finds its way to the Buckeye state.

MedWish International still is collecting medical supplies for victims of the Haitian earthquake while Ohio doctors, nurses and other medical professionals volunteer to help.

Early stage venture group Ohio TechAngel Funds has raised $2.5 million for its third investment fund. Like the group’s previous funds, Ohio TechAngel Fund III will invest in Ohio-based technology companies in the life and physical sciences, and information technology industries.

TechColumbus has announced more than half-a-million dollars’ worth of investments in three health care information technology and biomedical companies in central Ohio. “These companies have great potential to generate substantial revenue, to attract further investment, and to create high-wage jobs in Central Ohio,” said Ted Ford, president and chief executive of TechColumbus.

An Ohio State University researcher is developing an MRI-compatible treadmill that could better measure heart function and blood flow at the peak of stress. The device, which could cut down on multiple tests and catch some heart problems earlier, may be ready for clinical testing in three months.