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pdf icon Ohio Third Frontier Performance Review by Ohio Business Roundtable
- December 16, 2009

Site Selection Magazine Ranks Ohio 4th in Nation for Business Climate
Ohio Department of Development Announcement - November 2, 2009
Ohio rose to fourth in Site Selection magazine's annual state business climate rankings this year, up from seventh in 2008, and leads the Midwest in rankings taken from new plant construction data and a survey of site selectors.

Ohio Maintains #4 Ranking in Overall Biotechnology Strength
Reuters - October 12, 2009
In Business Facilities Magazine`s recently released 2009 Biotechnology Strength Report, Ohio is once again ranked fourth among all states.

Rolls Royce Expanding Fuel Cell Headquarters in North Canton, Cites Ohio's Commitment to Fuels Cells and Advanced Energy
Cleveland Plus - September 22, 2009
Rolls-Royce announced on Monday that it will expand its fuel cell research division in North Canton, a move that public officials said will create 60 jobs and retain 32.

Exports prove to be rare bright spot
Business First of Columbus - August 28, 2009
Ohio was the nation's seventh-leading exporter last year, topping $45.5 billion in exports, up 7 percent from 2007, according to the state Department of Development. It was the only state to experience 11 consecutive years of export growth.

Five Cincy-area firms win Ohio exporting awards
Cincinnati Business Courier - August 26, 2009
Five Greater Cincinnati companies are among 27 winners of the 2009 Governor's Excellence in Exporting Awards, Gov. Ted Strickland announced Wednesday.

Four companies in region to receive export awards
Cleveland Plain Dealer - August 26, 2009
Four Northeast Ohio companies will be honored today in Columbus at the 2009 Governor's Excellence in Exporting Awards ceremony.

6 local firms win Ohio export awards
Cincinnati Enquirer - August 26, 2009
Six Southwest Ohio companies were among of 27 winners of the 2009 Governor's Excellence in Exporting Awards. "Ohio is the only state in the nation to see export growth every year since 1998," Gov. Ted Strickland said at a ceremony Wednesday in a Columbus hotel.

Approved grants could create 551 new jobs and retain 3,217 positions
Ohio Department of Development Announcement - August 24, 2009
The State Controlling Board today approved $4.2 million in economic development grants to aid business growth in Ohio.

Ohio looks to renew program to boost tech jobs
Associated Press - Forbes - August 13, 2009
Shannon Swift was another statistic in the downfall of Ohio's once great industrial engine, a victim of layoffs first at Delphi and then General Motors. Swift, a 39-year-old father of five, then became one of the lucky few to find a job that took his skills from the auto plant, enhanced them, and put them toward the manufacture of strong, lightweight carbon fibers for the aerospace industry.

Business climate healthier in Ohio, entrepreneurs say
Detroit Free Press - August 9, 2009
Michigan and Ohio are faring in unequal measure in these troubled times. The difference in performance underscores what economists have long preached - that a more-diverse economy is healthier in the long run.

Ohio Third Frontier Announces Advanced Energy Opportunities
Ohio Department of Development Announcement - August 3, 2009
Ohio Third Frontier, a program designed to expand our state's robust technology sector, has generated a 9:1 return on its investments, leveraging resources and creating opportunities for Ohioans through innovation across our state.

New U.S. Energy Supply Chain
IndustryWeek - July 27, 2009
State leaders are leveraging key assets such as Ohio's manufacturing infrastructure, skilled workforce and advantageous location to support a growing advanced energy industry.

Approved tax credits expected to create 1,341 and retain 5,971 jobs for Ohioans
Ohio Department of Development Announcement - July 27, 2009
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Interim Director of the Ohio Department of Development, today announced that the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved Job Creation Tax Credits for 13 businesses involved in location or expansion projects that, if located in Ohio, are expected to create 1,341 positions and retain 5,971 jobs for Ohioans.

Air show, expo putting Dayton on map
Dayton Daily News - July 23, 2009
The air show is a profound, special and logical economic development opportunity for a community that, 100 years after the Wright brothers flew, is still very much connected to the future of flight.

Ohio's Aviation Hall of Fame honors Apollo astronauts, Jimmy Stewart
Associated Press - USA Today - July 21, 2009
Astronaut Edward White, who gave his life as part of man's race to the moon, was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame on Saturday along with the first female shuttle pilot and the late Hollywood actor Jimmy Stewart.

Ohio Recognized for Top Hospitals
U.S. News and World Report - July 16, 2009
Once again, several Ohio hospitals have been recognized for being best in their fields.

July 2009 Cleveland Plus Economic Review
Cleveland Plus Business - Team NEO - July 13, 2009
Team Northeast Ohio (Team NEO) released the latest edition of the quarterly Cleveland Plus Economic Review today with a focus on the region's growing Professional, Scientific and Technical (PS&T) Services sector.

Kelley Financial Group Continues Growth in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Enquirer - July 13, 2009
The agency, which sells insurance but also is an independent investment adviser and employee benefits broker, recently hired 20 new financial representatives as part of a three-year plan to add more than 100 positions.

Chamber readies 2nd trip to China
Akron Beacon Journal - July 11, 2009
According to the Ohio Business Development Coalition, Ohio exported $1.5 billion worth of products to China in 2006, a sixfold increase since 1998, making it Ohio's fourth-largest export destination after Canada, Mexico and Japan.

pdf icon Ohio Leaders Discuss State's Leadership in Advanced Energy
Leaders - July 9, 2009
Leaders from throughout the state discuss Ohio's vision for its advanced energy industry

Ohio is at the Heart of America's Polymer Industry
TechLife Columbus - July 6, 2009
The polymer industry is no stranger to the state of Ohio. From its early roots in tire production and the auto industry, Ohio has always been at the heart of America's polymer industry. And today, polymers is one of the state's largest industries.

Ohio Venture Capital Investment Up 50% in 2008
The Columbus Dispatch - July 3, 2009
Venture-capital investment in Ohio climbed last year, while it declined nationwide.

Approved tax credits could create 1,756 positions and retain 2,539 jobs for Ohioans
Ohio Department of Development Announcement - June 29, 2009
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Interim Director of the Ohio Department of Development, today announced that the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved Job Creation Tax Credits for 16 businesses involved in location or expansion projects that, if located in Ohio, are expected to create 1,756 positions and retain 2,539 jobs for Ohioans.

Approved financing could create 211 positions and retain 419 jobs for Ohioans
Ohio Department of Development Announcement - June 29, 2009
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Interim Director of the Ohio Department of Development, today announced that loans valued at nearly $5.9 million have been recommended by the Development Financing Advisory Council to support six economic development projects. The funds, which are pending State Controlling Board approval, are expected to create 211 positions and retain 419 jobs.

3 win Entrepreneur of the Year honors
Columbus Business First - June 26, 2009
Three Central Ohio businessmen have found themselves among Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award winners for South Central Ohio and Kentucky.

pdf icon Tax reform is a job-producing incentive for Ohio
Ohio metropolitan chambers of commerce and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce - June 23, 2009
The State of Ohio needs all of the economic momentum it can muster, and we are happy to report that tax reform enacted by the state in 2005 is now bearing results that are good for all residents, according to a new study.

Ohio tops nation in business expansion
The Columbus Dispatch - June 22, 2009
Ohio led the nation in business expansion projects in May with 11, according the Conway Data New Plant Database, which tracks projects for Site Selection magazine.

AEP to buy power solar power in Ohio
Reuters - June 15, 2009
American Electric Power Co Inc signed a long-term power purchase agreement to buy all of the output of a 10.08-megawatt solar energy facility to be built in Ohio.

Governor Announces Ohio Bipartisan Job Stimulus Awards for Advanced Energy
Ohio Department of Development Announcement - June 9, 2009
Perrysburg solar panel manufacturer and a clean coal power plant to be built along the Ohio River in Meigs County have been selected to receive the first two funding awards from the $150 million advanced energy portion of the Ohio Bipartisan Job Stimulus Plan.

Roll-Up Solar Panels
Technology Review - June 4, 2009
Xunlight, a startup in Toledo, Ohio, has developed a way to make large, flexible solar panels.

Third Frontier reaching limit
Columbus Business First - May 8, 2009
NexTech Materials Ltd. researches and manufactures fuel cells that convert hydrocarbons to clean electric power from its operations in Lewis Center.

Ohio-based Diagnostic Hybrids Supplying Cell Cultures for H1N1 Virus
WBNS-TV, Columbus, Ohio - May 5, 2009
Ohio-based Diagnostic Hybrids supplying cell cultures for H1N1 virus.

King of the Hill
Site Selection Magazine - May 1, 2009
Ohio chalks up another key capital investment win for luring new businesses in 2008 and helping existing companies expand.

Ohio launches a new Web site for business
Springfield News-Sun - May 1, 2009
Ohioinsite.com to assist companies looking for locations or having sites to offer.

State awards $700K to Dayton tech firms
Dayton Business Journal - April 29, 2009
Several Dayton area organizations received Ohio Third Frontier grants to help research and develop innovative products within three years, officials announced Tuesday.

Cardinal, OSU join forces on radioactive drug research
Columbus Business First - April 29, 2009
Cardinal Health Inc. will move two manufacturing facilities for radioactive agents near Ohio State University’s campus as part of a $10 million partnership for the school’s researchers to develop more of the drugs used to diagnose disease

Approved Tax Credits Could Create or Retain Over 16,000 Ohio Jobs
Ohio Department of Development Announcement - April 28, 2009
Projects Expected to Generate Investments to Ohio's Economy.

Nine Northeast Ohio technology organizations get grants from Third Frontier Commission
Cleveland Plain Dealer - April 28, 2009
A state commission awarded $40.1 million in Third Frontier grants Tuesday to 15 organizations, including nine in Northeast Ohio, that are developing new and innovative technologies.

OSU, state to partner on MRI project
Columbus Business First - April 28, 2009
State and Ohio State University officials plan to announce new funding and business partners Wednesday for a center trying to develop the world's most powerful MRI.

Ohio's Third Frontier has been a rousing success
Cleveland Plain Dealer - April 26, 2009
Four years into the program, the private sector is kicking in nearly $9 for every $1 invested by the state.

JumpStart Inc. invested 29 percent more in early-stage companies last year
Cleveland Plain Dealer - April 23, 2009
JumpStart Inc., a business development group, invested 29 percent more last year in early-stage companies, according to a study to be released today.

Program says it landed billions in high-tech work
The Columbus Dispatch - April 23, 2009
Ohio's Third Frontier initiative has attracted $3.5 billion for high-tech projects and companies, according to the annual report for the state program, issued this week.

Ohio's List of Fortune 500 Companies Grows
The Columbus Dispatch - April 22, 2009
The number of Ohio-based enterprises on the iconic Fortune 500 list of the nation's largest publicly traded companies grew to 27 this year from 24 in 2008.

Tech-firm funding matched ninefold
Akron Beacon Journal - April 22, 2009
Ohio Third Frontier program gets variety of projects noticed.

Next Frontier
Akron Beacon Journal - April 21, 2009
Ohio needs to keep momentum going for economic development. Funding to sustain Third Frontier is crucial.

Ohio credits Third Frontier Project with creating, saving jobs
Cleveland Plain Dealer - April 21, 2009
Ohio's Third Frontier Project has pumped more than $400 million into research institutions, corporations and start-ups that are creating new, cutting-edge technologies, according to a newly released progress report on the 7-year-old initiative.

Ohio Ranks No. 10 in Nation for Tax Climate for Small Businesses
Business First of Columbus - April 14, 2009
Ohio has climbed into the top 10 of an annual ranking of states with tax climates a business advocacy group considers friendly to small companies and entrepreneurs.

University of Toledo to create solar-energy school
The Columbus Dispatch - April 14, 2009
A university in Ohio plans to have a school dedicated to the study of solar power and similar alternative energy sources.

Advanced Energy Institute Taking Shape at Case Western
The Plain Dealer - April 6, 2009
A new energy institute at Case Western Reserve University is seeking money and partners to achieve its goal - renowned research and innovation in advanced energy.

Coalition praises Ohio for its work-family balance
The Columbus Dispatch - April 6, 2009
"Success" means a balanced life, not something that can be measured in dollars and cents, according to a study commissioned by Northwestern Mutual.

FirstEnergy to Invest $200 million to Upgrade Appalachian Ohio Plant to Biomass
The Columbus Dispatch - April 2, 2009
An eastern Ohio power plant is being retrofitted to produce electricity from renewable-energy sources instead of pollution-producing coal, which would make it one of the largest "biomass" facilities in the nation.

Approved tax credits to create or retain over 4,000 Ohio jobs
Ohio Department of Development Announcement - March 30, 2009
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Mark Barbash, Interim Director of the Ohio Department of Development, today announced that the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved Job Creation Tax Credits for 12 businesses involved in location or expansion projects that, if located in Ohio, are expected to create 1,214 positions and retain 3,183 jobs for Ohioans.

The Pros of Planting Startups in Smaller Cities
BusinessWeek - March 27, 2009
Quality of life and local incentives can lend a competitive advantage to entrepreneurs when they need it most.

Perrysburg solar-panel maker about to begin production
The Toledo Blade - March 25, 2009
One year ago, a small group of veterans of Toledo's glass and solar-panel production industries set up shop in a former television components production plant in Perrysburg.

Ohio exports rose 7 percent last year
The Daily Reporter - March 23, 2009
Products made in Ohio continued to be in demand around the world last year, according to a new federal government report.

Approved grants could create or retain over 2,500 Ohio jobs
Ohio Department of Development Announcement - March 23, 2009
Governor Ted Strickland and Mark Barbash, Interim Director of the Ohio Department of Development, today announced that $3.2 million in economic development grants have been awarded to aid in the growth of businesses and the creation and retention of jobs in Ohio.

Winds of change in Ohio?
CNN - March 18, 2009
Ohio's manufacturing sector looks toward alternative energy for opportunity. CNN's Bill Tucker reports.

Ohio fights back
CNN: Lou Dobbs - March 18, 2009
Lou Dobbs talks to Ohio Governor Ted Strickland about soaring unemployment and positioning his state for the future.

State aligning colleges, hot jobs
The Columbus Dispatch - March 17, 2009
Through the Ohio Skills Bank, teams of educators and employers are working in each of 12 economic-development regions to determine the hot jobs of today and tomorrow.

Northwestern Mutual Study Reveals Americans Are Optimistic Despite Economic Turmoil; "The American Dream" Has Been Redefined
Enhanced Online News - March 10, 2009
At a time of historic economic challenges and a deep U.S. recession, Americans remain distinctly optimistic, according to research commissioned by Northwestern Mutual. The research, called The American Reality Study, has revealed a number of surprising results about the attitudes and priorities of Americans, age 25 and up.

Ohio Wins Third Consecutive Governor's Cup
Site Selection Magazine - March 9, 2009
Ohio claims its third Governor's Cup in a row, thanks to the Strickland Administration's focus on taking the steps necessary to be competitive, even in a challenging economic environment.

Ohio Exports Grow For 11th Consecutive Year
Home Builders Association of Greater Cleveland - March 3, 2009
In 2008, Ohio exports grew to more than $45 billion, a 7 percent increase from the previous year.

Ohio goes global
The Columbus Dispatch - March 2, 2009
State is a major exporter and free trade spells jobs for many residents.

Medicine for a Manufacturing Turnaround
IndustryWeek - March 1, 2009
Cuyahoga Community College, known locally as Tri-C, has jumped on the chance to help build this newly skilled workforce with the opening in the fall of 2008 of its Bioscience Workforce Training Center.

Ohio exports continue streak, grow by 7 percent
The Columbus Dispatch - February 24, 2009
Numbers released this month by the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration show that Ohio's export total for 2008 grew to more than $45 billion, up 6.87 percent.

State improves to sixth in 'Education Week' ranking
The Columbus Dispatch - February 2, 2009
Ohio's education opportunities and outcomes have been ranked best in the Midwest and sixth overall, according to a third-party report conducted by Education Week.

Many remain optimistic despite harsh realities
Van Wert Times Bulletin - January 23, 2009
On the positive side, a survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Spherion Corporation indicates that more Ohio employees are feeling good about their work situations.

Business Tax Code
WSYX ABC 6 Columbus - January 21, 2009
As tight as budgets are right now, a new study suggests there's light at the end of the tunnel.

pdf icon Report finds Cleveland Plus Region is 4th Strongest Location for Headquarters
Northeast Ohio Economic Review - January 12, 2009
The Cleveland Plus region is the 4th strongest in headquarter employment share in the nation. The report compares Northeast Ohio's share with that of the nation's largest regions, finding that the sector share is stronger in the Cleveland Plus region than in areas such as Chicago, Houston, Phoenix and Atlanta.

Ohio Develops Master's Program in Advanced Energy
Environmental Protection Magazine - January 9, 2009
Ohio is pioneering the development of "green collar" workers and creating new business opportunities by offering the state's first masters degree program in advanced energy.