New federal funding will improve Ohio broadband. TOT applauded the recent announcement of $795 million in federal grants and loans for increased broadband deployment, including a significant award in Ohio. [Ohio Tech Bits Blog]

More broadband:
Ohio Middle Mile Consortium partner awarded $30 million for broadband stimulus grant. [Ohio Middle Mile Consortium]
Sen. Brown Announces $30 Million to Expand Broadband Infrastructure in Ohio. [Senator Sherrod Brown]
Firm to boost broadband access around Dayton. [Dayton Business Journal]

AT&T picks Akron for $120 million high-tech center. AT&T has chosen Akron to house its ninth mobility center in the country — an investment of $120 million in high-tech equipment. [Akron Beacon Journal]

Expanding the Role of IT: Compellent Technologies. [IT Martini]

Gaps Persist in Evaluation Systems for E-Government Initiatives. [Government Technology]

What’s Behind Twitter’s 800 Million Daily Searches? Twitter’s executives have been touting the number of searches done in their system — a whopping 800 million every day. But what does this figure actually mean? [Digits (Wall Street Journal)]

OneCommunity hopes to use stimulus dollars to expand broadband access. [Ohio Tech Bits Blog]

Twitter 101. For businesses. [Twitter]

Twitter to debut new homepage next week. [All Things Digital] 

Battelle and affiliated labs win 26 R&D 100 awards. That’s 26 percent of all the awards presented by R&D Magazine. [Battelle] 

State, Education and Industry Leaders Discuss Ohio’s Competitive Advantages in Advanced Energy. The July issue of Leaders magazine features a roundtable discussion about Ohio’s advanced energy industry. [Ohio Business Development Coalition Blog]

iPhone Fever Spreads Across the Globe. [Online Media Daily]

Sen. Brown, others to discuss broadband funding at workshop. Sen. Sherrod Brown, the United States Department of Agriculture and Connect Ohio are teaming up for a workshop on broadband funding opportunities in Columbus on Monday. [Ohio Tech Bits Blog]

Lorain County Community College Innovation Fund Invests $300,000. Funding is awarded to six tech start-up companies in northeast Ohio. [Advance Northeast Ohio]

Reminder: Register for IT Martini Hour 5! [Ohio Tech Bits Blog]

The Dreamer: Youngstown, Ohio. Entrepreneur magazine highlights Youngstown and Turning Technologies in its “Where to Be an Entrepreneur” feature. [Entrepreneur]

Mobile Internet Use Shrinks Digital Divide. [NY Times Tech Blog]

Sen. Sherrod Brown, the United States Department of Agriculture and Connect Ohio are teaming up for a workshop on broadband funding opportunities in Columbus next Mon., July 27. Sen. Brown will be joined by USDA Under Secretary of Rural Development Dallas Tonsager and Connect Ohio Executive Director Tom Fritz. They’ll discuss competitive funding opportunities through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The event will be held at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on Fred Taylor Dr. Registration begins at 10 a.m. 

Click here for a PDF with RSVP information and more on the event.