2015 was a huge year for Cincinnati innovation

It’s been a momentous year for the entrepreneurship accelerator that focuses on long-term residents and minorities in neighborhoods experiencing growth and transition. Mortar graduated the first and second classes of its nine-week entrepreneurship program in Over-the-Rhine, then undertook an expansion into the Walnut Hills neighborhood for the third class and opened a second pop-up shop, Brick 939, just in time for holiday shopping. The third class of startups graduates Dec. 15 with the “Life’s a Pitch” event, and future classes will alternate between the two neighborhoods. (NY)