The $3.2 million analytics center is a cutting-edge facility in the field of so-called big data, the next big thing in intelligence technology. The result of two years’ planning and discussion among such local companies as Nationwide, Huntington Bancshares, Limited Brands and Cardinal Health, the center heralds a robust future in IT for Central Ohio. Mike Keller of Nationwide proclaimed at the ceremony, “This is the most impactful collaboration between the government, local businesses and the academic world that I’ve ever seen.”