Olive Announced this week it would be laying off 450 employees as CEO Sean Lane cited tough economic conditions and "missteps" in the company's strategy.
The company is shifting its strategy and will focus on expanding its customer base.
Lane and his team first deployed Olive in 2017, and a year ago, the company raked in $400M in new capital. Since March 2020, the startup has raised $832M.
Going forward, Olive plans to focus on end-to-end processes that enable payer-provider connectivity.
The number of tech jobs in Ohio now exceeds 250,000.
OhioX President and CEO Chris Berry joined Mike Kallmeyer to talk about the work being done to turn Ohio into a technology hub.
Berry is excited about Ohio's tech opportunity as it's in areas the state has excelled in for many years, like manufacturing and insurance. Berry said Ohio has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to remake itself.
Columbus Police are focused on increasing safety for families through technology.
Solar-powered, mobile security cameras have been placed at designated parks throughout the city based on the history of violence and calls for service.
Temporary lights, as well as security cameras, were added, and later in the year, permanent security cameras will be installed.
More than two dozen security cameras are now stationed inside city parks around Columbus, after a string of shootings since April that left four people dead