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Where’s Your Google? Your Amgen?

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Posted by Becca Braun

In 2008, according to PWC MoneyTree and VentureXpert, Ohio moved into the top quartile, among all states, for number of venture capital deals. In 2009, Ohio moved into the Top ...

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