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*** Updates September 3, 2010 *** Minority Business Expo September 23rd... The Greater Cincinnati Northern Ky African American Chamber 10th Annual Business to Business Expo is set for September 23rd. To read more in an article in the Business Courier of Cincinnati, click here . Local Non-profit to get $13.8M Stimulus Funding for Health Information Technology... Greater Cincinnati HealthBridge will receive $13.8 million over three years to help health providers in a 16-county area use health information technology. To read more in an article in the Business Courier of Cincinnati, click here . Senator Kearney Observes Public Library’s Early Literacy Stations... Ohio Senator Eric Kearney recently visited the Bond Hill Branch Library to observe one of the 12 Early Literacy Stations purchased with Library Foundation funds of $30,000. To read more in an article at cincinnati.com, click here . 90 Years Old and Still Standing Strong... Zion Temple First Pentecostal Church, the vital congregation located in the imposing buff colored granite structure at 3771 Reading Road at N. Crescent, is 90 years old this year, and still standing strong. To read more in an article at thecincinnatiherald.com, click here . 2010 Midwest Black Family Reunion Family of the Year... Family of the year sticks together. To read more in an article at cincinnati.com, click here . UC Heart Procedure Called Game Changer... New technology lets doctors at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center replace some heart valves without ever picking up a scalpel. To read more in an article at cincinnati.com, click here . Kim Clijsters Wins the 2010 W&SFG Women's Open in Mason... Kim Clijsters outlasts the rain and takes the 2010 W&SFG Women's Open. To read more in an article at ESPN tennis, click here . Four Area Colleges/Universities Make the Forbes 2010 America's Best Colleges List... Four Greater Cincinnati universities ranked among the best colleges in the nation, according to an annual ranking by Forbes magazine. To read more in an article at The Business Courier of Cincinnati, click here . UC Parkinson's Treatment Shows Promise... Every morning, from about 8:30 to 10, Dan Truesdale froze up. His muscles grew rigid, locked in place because of Parkinson's disease, until the medication finally kicked in, allowing to him get up, move around, live his life. To read more in an article at cincinnati.com, click here . Mason Program Helps Struggling Families... Though it's one of the region's most affluent school communities, Mason isn't immune from the recession. For the second time since its creation two years ago, volunteers from the Mason Schools Foundation are gathering donated school supplies for struggling families. To read the story at cincinnati.com, click here . Courier Names 2010 Forty Under 40 Class... The Business Courier has named its 2010 Forty Under 40 class and will honor the winners at a Sept. 23 luncheon. To read more in an article at The Business Courier of Cincinnati, click here . Great Oaks Offering New Career Training for Adults... Great Oaks Career Campuses plans to offer nine new programs for high school and adult students this upcoming fall season. To read more in an article at cincinnati.com, click here . Local Teen Designs Handbag for bebe... An Alexandria, KY teen’s request to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions, was granted and then some. She fulfilled her dream to design a handbag. To read the story at cincinnati.com, click here . Another Cincinnati CEO to Appear on "Undercover Boss"... Chiquita's CEO to appear on CBS' Undercover Boss this Fall. To read more in an article at The Business Courier of Cincinnati, click here . Good Things Happening... To read about some good things happening as reported in an article at cincinnati.com, click here . Swan House Celebrates Beginning... Over the years, hundreds of faithful community members donated their time and labor; businesses donated material and equipment. Now the Swan House - a previously condemned home in Evanston - has been renovated and prepared as a shelter for homeless women. To read the story at cincinnati.com, click here . Stubb's Bar-B-Q Serves More Than Grub to Homeless... For the second year in a row, the Stubb's Bar-B-Q Feed the World tour stopped at the Drop Inn Center in Over-the-Rhine to serve lunch to residents of the emergency shelter. To read more in an article at cincinnati.com, click here . New Facility Helps Graeter's Go National... It’s the same old way Graeter’s has made ice cream since 1870. But today, that small batch method is molded into the 21st century processes allowed by the state-of-the-art $11 million plant just opened in Bond Hill.. To read more in an article at cincinnati.com, click here . Paint the Town Another Success... Paint the Town offers a brush of hope as 1,300 volunteers rejuvenated homes in Evanston and Avondale neighborhoods. To read the story at cincinnati.com, click here . Local Double Dutch Team Rules the World... Skyline Community Center Double Dutch team wins third straight championship. To read more in an article at cincinnati.com, click here . Cincinnati Newest Consumer Marketing Hub... Ohio Governor Ted Strickland announced the designation of the Cincinnati Consumer Marketing Hub as an Ohio Hub of Innovation and Opportunity. To read more in an article at thegovmonitor.com, click here . Labor of Love... Read a story about pet rescues - a labor of love. To read the story at cincinnati.com, click here . Impact of the 2012 World Choir Games on Cincinnati... The 2012 World Choir Games being held in Cincinnati will have a $73.5 million economic impact on the area. To read more in an article in the Business Courier of Cincinnati, click here . Sam's Club to Offer SBA Loans... Sam’s Club is testing an online program to offer business loans of $5,000 to $25,000 to qualifying club members. To read more in an article in the Business Courier of Cincinnati, click here . Nominations Being Accepted thru September 3rd for the 2010 Ohio Most Powerful and Influential Women... Nominations now being accepted and will be awarded at the 3rd Annual Ohio Diversity and Leadership Conference to be held in Columbus(OH) October 7th-8th. To learn about the nomination criteria and submit your nomination, click here . Cincinnati to Launch RecycleBank This Fall... RecycleBank is a rewards program that will offer residents points, similar to a frequent flier program, depending on how much they recycle. To read more in an article in the Business Courier of Cincinnati, click here . CAA Graduates first YouthBuild Class... Serving Cincinnati’s at-risk young men and women from low-income communities, CAA’s YouthBuild Academy is a construction training program for youth who have dropped out of high school or are unemployed. To read more of the Cincinnati Herald article, click here . (move cursor over text to briefly stop scrolling)
Click here to read recent hoorays, congrats, high-fives, Dr. Odell Owens discusses his legacy as coroner and his new position as Source: WCPO TV 9 Cincinnati/You tube; August 29, 2010
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