Success Stories
Funding provided through the Ohio Third Frontier initiative has supported the formation of 571 new companies, expansion of existing companies, 48,000 new jobs and more than $6.6 in economic activity throughout Ohio. Jobs have been created in a wide range of industries ranging from manufacturing and agriculture to biomedicine and renewable energy.
A YES vote on Issue 1 will authorize continued state investment in research, innovation and entrepreneurs - creating tens of thousands more jobs and leading to more success stories like the ones you can read here:
- American Trim, LLC (Lima) - A.J. Jones
- After 35 years on the job, "A.J." Jones was worrying about being downsized, but thanks to a Third Frontier grant he spent the next two years helping design and build a revolutionary metal forming process that also resulted in his name being attached to two patents - a dream he never envisioned.
- Click here to learn more about A.J.'s remarkable journey.
Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging (Columbus)- Through the Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging project - an initiative made possible by an Ohio Third Frontier grant - researchers are developing ways to get better, quicker internal images of people and their pets. Along the way, they're creating jobs and bringing critical research capabilities to Ohio.
- Click here to view a video about the Wright Center of Innovation
- MesoCoat (Euclid) - John Formica
- When John Formica's company fled to Florida and took his job with it, he decided he wanted to keep his family - and his highly specialized skills - in Ohio. However, there were few jobs requiring his skills - that is, until a Third Frontier grant provided just what he was seeking.
- Read more about John's exciting new venture.
Department of Biomedical Informatics at The Ohio State University (Columbus)- Like meteorologists predict weather, researchers at the Department of Biomedical Informatics at The Ohio State University are working to predict the path of virus outbreaks with support from the Ohio Third Frontier. With super computers and collaboration across multiple disciplines, their visualizations of viruses' evolutions help to develop public health strategies to combat the spread of illness.
- View a video that outlines the exciting new developments in Biomedical Informatics
Traycer Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (Columbus)- What if an imaging test could not only show the inside of a patient, but also provide critical information about possible diseases? With the help of the Ohio Third Frontier program, Traycer Diagnostic Systems, Inc. is developing a breakthrough imaging capability that does just that - revealing better, more useful information about materials or parts of the body being imaged without harmful radiation.
- Watch a video about an innovative imaging technology.
- American Trim, LLC (Lima) - Jeremy Westerheide
- As a lifelong "Buckeye," it broke Jeremy Westerheide's heart to think about moving his wife and infant son out of state so he could use his degree to get a good job. His spirits soared when a Third Frontier program created a new hydrogen fuel cell program that could his skills right here in Ohio.
- Learn details of how a talented engineer was able to stay home.
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Additional success stories can be found in the Ohio Third Frontier 2009 Annual Report or online at http://www.hivelocitymedia.com.
