Uncover New Business Opportunities in Cincinnati

The Insider's Guide to The Greater Cincinnati Business Community

Author

Mike Marcellus
February 25, 2026

In partnership with

The Cincinnati Networker

👋 Good afternoon, Cincinnati! Welcome to The Cincinnati Networker, the local newsletter serving 19,879 professionals in the Cincinnati business community.

In today’s issue:

👍 Sharonville's convention center expansion fuels economic growth

👀 Duke's $14 Million Oops Has Cincinnati Bracing For Bigger Power Bills

📈 Cincinnati organizations that are looking for strategic planning, centennial branding, event framework development, and sponsorship strategy services, clean energy and energy-efficiency technologies, and more

❤️ Final public financing for convention hotel up for approval, Two Tri-State community programs receive boost after generous grant, and more

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🍇 GRAPEVINE
Cincinnati Business Buzz

A look inside the Cincinnati business community.

  • Duke's $14 Million Oops Has Cincinnati Bracing For Bigger Power Bills (Read)

  • Sharonville's convention center expansion fuels economic growth (Read)

  • Cincinnati business owners react to Supreme Court decision striking down Trump tariffs (Read)

  • Local organization's 'Super Saturday Symposium' trains Cincinnati teens for business success (Read)

  • One of Cincinnati's largest private schools to build $21 million high school (Read)

  • Company moves to $1 billion riverfront development (Read)

  • Voice of Black Cincinnati connects community to opportunity (Read)

  • Cincinnati Metro announces service adjustments (Read)

  • Paycor celebrates grand opening of new $36M Downtown office (Read)

  • PNC Bank closes Cincinnati branch (Read)

📈 PIPELINE
Sales & Marketing

Sales leads and exclusive offers for Cincinnati businesses.

  • The Cincinnati Recreation Commission seeks qualified firms to provide strategic planning, centennial branding, event framework development, and sponsorship strategy services in support of CRC’s 100th Anniversary in 2027 (Link)

  • The City of Cincinnati's Office of Environment & Sustainability, is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gather Statements of Qualifications (SOQs), recommended project delivery approaches, and optional project ideas from vendors, contractors, installers, engineering firms, ESCOs, and other project delivery partners involved in clean energy and energy-efficiency technologies (Link)

  • CMHA needs Waste Collection Services (Link)

  • Government Square Transit Center Revitalization Project Design - The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority seeks a qualified team of consultants with expertise in transit facility design and urban space design to lead the evaluation and revitalization of SORTA’s Government Square transit center in downtown Cincinnati (Link)

  • CMHA needs HCV Program Fee Accounting (Link)

  • The City of Cincinnati is seeking proposals to provide facility rental and event management services, including marketing and reservations, at event facilities owned by the Cincinnati Park Board (Link)

❤️ BOOSTS
Resources & Support

Technology, funding, and connections that power growth in Cincinnati, OH.

  • Final public financing for convention hotel up for approval (More)

  • Two Tri-State community programs receive boost after generous grant (More)

  • Scripps Howard Fund and Scripps Howard Foundation gave $11 million in charitable gifts in 2025 (More)

  • Middletown Community Foundation approves $5 million contribution (More)

  • Oakley development gets $74M boost (More)

  • Hamilton County 513Relief Small Business Resource Hub (More)

  • Grants and Funding offered by the City of Cincinnati (More)

  • Explore funding opportunities at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation (More)

📅 EVENTS
Business & Networking

Where Cincinnati professionals go to learn, connect, and grow.

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🤝 2/26 Beers and Biz B2B Networking - February 2026 (Register)

🤝 2/27 Cincy Home Buying & Business Networking Happy Hour (Register)

🤝 2/28 Black Excellence Business Expo (Register)

🤝 2/28 The Black Table Business Brunch (Register)

🤝 3/03 Virtual Networking for Women Entrepreneurs Ready to GROW! (Register)

🤝 3/07 Cincy Mom Made Networking Event (Register)

🤝 3/18 Cincinnati - Empower Her Networking - Women’s Leadership in Business (Register)

🤝 3/18 Power Breakfast with the Women's Business Center (Register)

🤝 3/25 Table Talks - Lunch & Learn Networking: Behind Her Success - Speaker Series (Register)

🤝 3/28 Annual Networking & Social Work Celebratory Luncheon (Register)


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