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Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by kragen on Friday January 21, 2022 @02:18PM (#30028583)
Columbus did seem nicer when I visited. But is it really "not down and out"?
Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by werm82 on Friday January 21, 2022 @02:36PM (#30028855)
It's one of only 14 cities in the US to gain 100k residents in the last decade.
Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by kragen on Friday January 21, 2022 @02:50PM (#30029025)
What startups has it produced in the last decade? Or, more knowably, the decade before that, 02002–02012?
Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by PKop on Friday January 21, 2022 @03:22PM (#30029455)
Root insurance has been a recent one

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/rootinsurance

CoverMyMeds another

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/covermymeds-com

At least for a Midwest city, investment does seem to be picking up

https://news.yahoo.com/columbus-startup-funding-skyrocketing...

Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by kragen on Friday January 21, 2022 @03:30PM (#30029568)
That's pretty significant!
Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by mNovak on Friday January 21, 2022 @03:19PM (#30029420)
CoverMyMeds was the recent poster child ($1B exit). Ohio has a large focus on insurance and med/biotech.
Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by werm82 on Friday January 21, 2022 @03:30PM (#30029570)
CoverMyMeds, Root Insurance, and Olive are a couple of unicorns.