Cincinnati group aims to become national standard to gauge companies' social impact

Above the Fold

Sep 4 2023 • 45 mins

Hosts Andy and Tom talk about legal troubles facing a Cincinnati university, a successful office development in a highly uncertain era for offices, an early legal victory notched by a local developer suing Huntington National Bank, a supersonic jet being developed with the help of GE Aerospace and a bad summer for Queen City restaurants, many of which have permanently closed in recent weeks.

Interview starts at (20:58). Tom Fernandez, CEO of architecture firm Elevar Design, had a full-time employee devoted to maintaining the company's status as a minority business enterprise. Had. The designation was costly to maintain, and accounted for less than 1% of new business. Fernandez partnered with African American Chamber CEO Eric Kearney to create Mivie, a new organization that seeks to become the national standard for measuring companies' social impact.

NOTE: Above the Fold is going on a two-week hiatus, returning Monday, Sept. 25.

Above the Fold is a podcast by the Cincinnati Business Courier.

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