Category Archives: Press
Columbus Idea Foundry Lands $350,000 Grant for Franklinton Relocation
The Columbus Idea Foundry (CIF) and the Franklinton Development Association (FDA) recently jointly received a $350,000 grant from ArtPlace America, which will help us with relocating to a new warehouse space in the East Franklinton Neighborhood. Funds from the grant … Continue reading
CIF sponsored robotics team, Cougar Robotics, talks about their World Championship win.
FTC team 4251, Cougar Robotics, went undefeated in 14 matches to become the 2013 FIRST FTC World Champions! Cougar Robotics, is a part of the FIRST Tech Challenge. FTC is an international robotics competition where students design, build, … Continue reading
Columbus Alive: The Big Idea – Columbus Idea Foundry
In this day and age, if you can think it, you can make it. That’s the guiding principle at Columbus Idea Foundry. “Communication or information isn’t the bottleneck,” said Alex Bandar, who founded the Foundry. “Really, the bottleneck in implementing … Continue reading
Metropreneur: Small Manufacturers Gaining Ground Thanks to Internet, Technology
Link to article: Small Manufacturers Gaining Ground Thanks to Internet, Technology Trendspotting — By Melanie McIntyre on April 19, 2011 at 8:00 am For many, the term “manufacturing” is synonymous with noisy factories and assembly lines a dozen workers deep, … Continue reading
Columbus Dispatch: Class opens door to lock-picking
Click here for link to article. SO TO SPEAK Class opens door to lock-picking Tuesday, March 29, 2011 03:06 AM The Columbus Dispatch COURTNEY HERGESHEIMER | DISPATCH Ethan Dicks of Columbus tries to pick a lock during a class at … Continue reading
Columbus Alive: Columbus Idea Foundry’s new space
Link to article here. “We’re still settling in,” said Columbus Idea Foundry director Alex Bandar while leading a tour of its new, much larger space just off East Fifth Avenue – but the process doesn’t seem to be curbing activity … Continue reading
At Work: Columbus Idea Foundry’s New Community Space
At Work: Columbus Idea Foundry’s New Community Space January 17, 2011 article in TheMetropreneur by Anne Evans, featuring photography by Adam Slane. If you told Alex Bandar two years ago that the community resource he created −where anyone with a … Continue reading
