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Pitch Forward

A a pioneer in Cincinnati’s startup scene, J.B. Kropp has served in impact-building roles since 2010. As CEO of Cintrifuse, the nonprofit behind Startup Cincy, he understands what makes Cincinnati a hub for innovation.

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Business & Innovation

In Our Innovation Era

As StartupCincy Week turns 10, the conversation shifts from launching companies to building durable businesses. We look at how to turn Cincinnati’s existing assets into competitive advantages.

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Community & Opportunity

Book Doing the Work

Cincinnati Works celebrated 30 years of advancing people toward economic self-sufficiency through employment and the release of a new Economic Impact Report that demonstrates the impact the nonprofit has had on the region.

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Tech Out Time

With panels, pop-ups, and pitch events, plus happy hours and community mixers, StartupCincy Week, Oct. 5–8, lets founders, investors, creatives, and students have fun while building what’s next.

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Big Ideas

Two Sides to Every Story

The opportunity sounds almost too simple: use food to improve health, then make sure more of the food and services are purchased in Ohio. See how Ohio could build a $257 million food is medicine economy and how Cincinnati could lead they way.

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Pitch Forward
Pitch Forward

A a pioneer in Cincinnati’s startup ecosystem, J.B. Kropp has served in impact-building roles since 2010. As CEO of Cintrifuse, the nonprofit behind Startup Cincy, he understands what makes Cincinnati a hub for innovation and growth.

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Built to Last
Built to Last

What do 10 of Cincinnati’s outstanding family and private businesses know about winning? Meet the 2026 Goering Center honorees and hear their longstanding success stories in their own words.

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A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow

Ken and Libby Tracy of Impacting Tomorrow are using data, scale and a business mindset to rethink how Cincinnati helps families move from crisis to stability.

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Eye of the Tiger
Eye of the Tiger

"Bengal" Jim began tailgating outside Riverfront Stadium in 1993 but in the following decades the party has grown to more than 3,000 other fans, with food, fun, and philanthropy stretching from Paycor Stadium to Smale Park.

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Art Works
Art Works

As president and CEO of Black Art Speaks, Alandes Powell works to make sure Black artists have the chance to build sustainable careers in the region.

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Business & Innovation
In Our Innovation Era
In Our Innovation Era

As StartupCincy Week turns 10, the conversation shifts from launching companies to building durable businesses. We look at how to turn Cincinnati’s existing assets into competitive advantages.

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Driving Ahead
Driving Ahead

Jeff Wyler started with $10,000, one Chevrolet dealership, and a customer who finally walked through the door on Day Four. The growth is incredible, but the succession story is remarkable.

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I’ll Drink to That
I’ll Drink to That

As the 50th Anniversary of Oktoberfest Zinzinnati returns to the riverfront, Ohio’s $3.4 billion craft beer economy is confronting declining consumption, rising costs and a fundamental change in what it means to be in the beer business.

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Who is WhoDey Nation?
Who is WhoDey Nation?

Take a look at the business behind Cincinnati’s biggest fan base! Some 1.3 million local people calling themselves, but how does Who Dey Nation drive the local economy.

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Cool Customers
Cool Customers

With the spending power of Cincinnati’s arts patrons, arts sponsorship is more than corporate citizenship. It can be smart business.

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Doing the Work
Doing the Work

Cincinnati Works celebrated 30 years years of helping people advance toward economic self-sufficiency through employment and the release of a new Economic Impact Report that demonstrates the significant impact the nonprofit has had on the region.

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Book Smart
Book Smart

Cincinnati is among the country’s strongest reading markets. With millions of digital checkouts, dedicated MakerSpaces, career resources, meeting rooms and more at 41 locations, your library card is a ticket to success.

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New Around Beer
New Around Beer

Two distinct beer economies are emerging – off-premise retail and on-premise drinking – which offer varied opportunities, for supporting businesses and creating community connection.

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WhoDey Gives Back
WhoDey Gives Back

See how four generations of Bengals players are making Cincinnati one of the NFL’s great philanthropy cities.

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Mother of Invention
Mother of Invention

Long before anyone talked about Cincinnati’s “creative economy,” women were building it. A look at the women – from Anna Taft to Lydia Morgan – who built the city.

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Tech Out Time
Tech Out Time

With panels, pop-ups, and pitch events, plus happy hours and community mixers, StartupCincy Week, Oct. 5–8, lets founders, investors, creatives, and students have fun while building what’s next.

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Steel Town Blues
Steel Town Blues

Who Dey is going behind enemy lines! Our Bengals road-trip guide has where to stay, what to eat, where to drink, and how to get to Acrisure Stadium, plus a little Pittsburgh football history that even Bengals fans have to respect.

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On Your Feet
On Your Feet

Cincinnati Ballet pairs four international choreographers with a distinctly Cincinnati point of view for “New Works.”

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Deep in the Heart
Deep in the Heart

Who Dey Nation, make a weekend of it! The Bengals hit the road to play Houston on Sunday, Sept. 20. Our friends from Visit Houston, shared an itinerary for visiting fans. 

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Free for Fall
Free for Fall

From Yayoi Kusama and FotoFocus to Stephen Schwartz, BLINK, Cincinnati Ballet with Over the Rhine and a remarkable double celebration of Charley and Edie Harper, Fall is shaping up to be an exceptional season for the arts in Cincinnati.

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Growth Economy
Growth Economy

The opportunity sounds almost too simple: use food to improve health, then make sure more of the food and services are purchased in Ohio. See how Ohio could build a $257 million food is medicine economy and how Cincinnati could lead they way.

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“Two Sides to Every Story”
“Two Sides to Every Story”

Having given away more 300 million books, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is one of her greatest hits. Close to home, 32,000 Hamilton County children are already participating, and we have a fun and easy way for you to be part of the story.

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Going the Extra Mile
Going the Extra Mile

Cincinnati’s Last Mile Food Rescue is proving that technology, logistics and thousands of small acts can turn wasted food into a national blueprint for fighting hunger.

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Leading by Example
Leading by Example

Making the Hall of Fame case for Kenny Anderson. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has changed the way it will select the Class of 2027, which is a great opportunity to look at his career with fresh eyes.

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Creativity Means Business
Creativity Means Business

What If Cincinnati made creativity its next big industry? Cincinnati already has one of America’s great arts communities. Now imagine treating it as an economic development strategy.

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