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Inside J.Crew’s strategy to be at the ‘center of culture’

Fast Company Tech

On a recent visit to J.Crew’s Columbus Circle store in New York, I found a collection of kids’ clothes emblazoned with the logo of the Fire Department of New York. We’re looking to partners who can help put us at the center of culture, she says. We do some partnerships that are not just about revenue.

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TechCrunch podcasts this week: Layoffs, the crypto downturn, investor offense and Columbus, Ohio

TechCrunch

Olive is a homegrown Columbus, Ohio unicorn; hear from the CEO and lead investor how the company was founded and grew into an industry leader. Claire also opened up about how she has grown as a leader, learned to listen to feedback from her team, and improved the culture at Aunt Flow. The TechCrunch Live Podcast. On Instagram.

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The most innovative companies in economic development for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Some are working on reinvention: Huntsville , the Alabama town famous for its history with NASAs rocketry program, has remarketed itself as a music, arts, and cultural destination; while Hilliard , an Ohio city of less than 40,000 in the Columbus area, continues to build out infrastructure to incubate innovative startups.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

If your nonprofit serves other areas, check out the other funder lists I recently wrote, including ones on Education , Arts & Culture , and Environment & Conservation. The Columbus Foundation. The Columbus Foundation. Areas served: Columbus/Ohio. Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health. Daniels Fund.

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4 ways great customer service will grow your business

The Next Web

You can also look for ways to play up regional passions that can help drive your company culture and build your local fan base. Jackthreads , a men’s fashion retailer based in Columbus, OH pulls most of its customer service agents from among Ohio State University students, to great success.

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Branch raises $50M to offer bundled auto & home insurance via an API

TechCrunch

With this latest financing, Columbus, Ohio-based Branch has raised $82.5 Acrew, Cherry Creek Holdings and existing backers Greycroft, HSCM Bermuda, American Family Ventures, SignalFire, SCOR P&C Ventures, Foundation Capital and Tower IV also participated in the round. million in total funding since its 2017 inception.

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Playvox scores $25M Series A and acquires Australian startup Agyle Time

TechCrunch

They like SaaS companies in atypical places with portfolio companies in Fayetteville, AK, Columbus, OH and Brisbane Australia. Playvox fits nicely in that group.

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