Green Ideas + Creative Technology for Retail

ConnectEKO

                    Gateway to Green               

In the News and On the Air  

 

Tech Town Startup Selected to Participate in Walmart Get on the Shelf Contest


Local company is on a mission to connect with shoppers and help them be green at the supermarket.

DAYTON, Ohio – August 17, 2013 -- ConnectEKO is developing an electronic system that reminds shoppers to bring their reusable bags and recyclables into the store with them.


ConnectEKO’s product, RBit FROGS™ aka Remember Bring it – Fun Reminders Of the Green Scene, has made it past the first stage of the Walmart Get on the Shelf Contest - hopping into the audition round. This online crowdsourcing round involves a social media voting platform that is open to the public until September 2nd. For the rest of the story click here or click on our mascot Kaeru to hop over to the vote page! 





Areas businesses, organizations honored for “going green”

Posted: Business Insider Sunday, June 2, 2013

 

By Mark Fisher

Staff Writer


We’re doing something different in today’s Business Insider. We’re using the entire column to recognize 69 area companies and organizations for their work on “going green” — a major trend in business today.

On Wednesday, Dayton Regional Green 3 awarded its Green Business Certification honor to these organizations for their efforts to protect and improve the environment.  More





Dayton Regional Green 3 Newsletter, December 2012


Green Spotlight: Electronic System Innovators

This month's Green Spotlight is on Electronic System Innovators and their exciting new projects. They are a startup company developing fun interactive systems that promote eco-awareness and help supermarkets better connect with shoppers' in-store. More
 

Dayton Tech Firm Earns International Praise

October 20, 2012 POSTED IN : Business Success Stories


Dayton Ohio is home to Electronic System Innovators which has been added to a list of companies around the globe with high growth potential.


ESI is one of the tenants of the Dayton RFID Convergence Center within the Ohio Aerospace Hub. ESI joins a growing list of award winning technology based companies within the Ohio Aerospace Hub and they are more than deserving of this recognition. For more on the story click here. 





October 2012

Dayton tech firm on list of 50 innovative new companies

Friday, October 19th, 2012 - A local tech startup is getting some international accolades.  Dayton-based Electronic System Innovators was recently named to Global Entrepreneurship Week’s list of the 50 most innovative new companies in Startup Open, a competition that recognizes startups with high-growth potential.  Read more, click here.



October 2012


STARTUP OPEN RECOGNIZES 50 PROMISING NEW STARTUPS


Oct 17, 2012 - In the search to find some of the best and brightest new startups around the world, Global Entrepreneurship Week recently announced the “GEW 50” — a list of the 50 most innovative new companies competing in the Startup Open, a competition that recognizes startups with high-growth potential.   Click here...



 

Express Newsletter, October 2012

Barn Gang Report on September Programs
By John Bosch

Tech Town fosters ventures based on innovations that have the promise of improving our economy. 


 

Press Release, April 2012

Tech Town Startup Introduces Fun Interactive Recycling Kiosk on Earth Day 2012

Company connects green ideas with creative technology to promote in-store plastic bag recycling, engage shoppers and increase participation.

DAYTON, Ohio - April 23, 2012 -- Electronic System Innovators, LLC (ESI) is happy to announce a fresh approach to promote and encourage in-store plastic bag recycling. 
ESI has developed a smart digitally-enabled kiosk – aptly named the ‘Eco-Collect & Connect’ - designed for retail and supermarket applications.  Read all about it!  Click here.

 

December 2011

Encouraging Signs for Dayton

December 16, 2011 - The city of Dayton capped off one of its biggest economic development wins in recent memory when GE Aviation, a division of General Electric Co., broke ground this year on a $51 million,115,000-square-foot research and development center on the University of Dayton campus.

 

October 2011

RFID startup lands in Dayton

October 26, 2011 - A startup company that uses technology to remind grocery shoppers to be environmentally friendly has landed in Dayton.

The founders of Electronic System Innovators, also known as ESI, were in Tampa, Fla. until recently joining the Dayton RFID Convergence Center, a for-profit incubator dedicated to radio frequency identification technology.

 

Business, June 2011

Tampa tech show brings out the apps and gadgets

June 11, 2011 - The Electronic System Innovators startup is developing a small, wireless-enabled rubber frog that rides in a consumer's car and detects when the driver enters a store's parking lot, reminding them to bring in their reusable bags. The company is doing market research and making deals with grocery stores to integrate coupon deals.  Read all about it!

 
 

Good Day Tampa Bay

Live from coolTECH

 

May 2011

coolTECH Sneak Peek: Eco-Friendliness is Another Hot Trend at coolTECH 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011- In last week's The Byte, we previewed some coolTECH exhibitors that are improving lives with their assistive technologies. This week we look at some of the exhibitors showcasing eco-friendly products. These can range from electric cars to a small gadget reminding you to use those reusable shopping bags. Chevrolet, Electronic System Innovators and Suncoast Electric Vehicles are all exhibitors at coolTECH 2011 using technology to provide products for the eco-conscious consumer. Read more.

News, May 2011

A Sneak Peek at Some of coolTECH 2011’s Coolest Exhibitors
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - The Tampa Bay Technology Forum, Central Florida's largest and most influential technology association, is offering a sneak peek at some of this year's coolest exhibitors at coolTECH on June 10 at MOSI in Tampa. Now in its fourth year, coolTECH is the premier showcase of new technologies and cutting-edge innovations in the region.  For all the details click here!