Education, and Energy, as well as the Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories, among other institutions.
Many technology companies either call Columbus home or have significant operations in the area. The first major commercial Internet Service Provider in the United States, CompuServe, still has its roots in Columbus, although it has been owned by AOL since 1998. They first offered internet service in 1979 with electronic mail services, and in 1980 became the first to offer real-time internet chat services. They started in Columbus in 1969.
Sterling Commerce, a B2B software company, has its headquarters on the Northwest side, and Expesite, a software development company, is also located in the city. Mettler Toledo, a manufacturer of precision scales and scientific equipment and Fortune 500 company, is based in the area known as Polaris. Microsoft also has an office at Polaris. Columbus is also home to many highly innovative Interactive Agencies as well, including Blue Diesel, Resource Interactive and Fourth Floor Interactive which are located throughout the metropolitan area. DOmedia, a company who offers a database of alternative media opportunities to help agencies and media owners to connect more efficiently, can also be found in the capital city.
Battelle Memorial Institute, Harrison West
Time Warner, Grandview
The Battelle Memorial Institute has played a key global role in the technology community in the last century, launching many products based on their discoveries. Battelle manages labs and companies all over the world and nationally in the United States, including offices that were opened in Geneva, Switzerland and Frankfurt, Germany in 1952. In 2004, Battelle opened a new biotechnology and chemistry lab in Columbus. In 2009, Battelle was awarded 26 prestigious awards from R&D Magazine for developments, bringing their total to 217.
The multi-jurisdictional 315 Research + Technology Corridor was set up in 2006 to promote the area nationally and internationally.[66] TechColumbus was also created in 2002 to help accelerate and support the growth of Central Ohio's tech economy – to make the most of its technology assets.
American Electric Power (AEP), a Fortune 500 company, has its headquarters in downtown Columbus.
Market Exchange Medical building, Downtow