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Posted December 12, 2003 in Press Releases
The State of Ohio’s Third Frontier Action Fund, the oldest part of Gov. Bob Taft’s hightech economic development program, has created only a modest number of commercial jobs and is operated without sufficient accountability to... read more
Posted November 02, 2003 in Press Releases
Ohio's enterprise zone program is more likely to bring jobs and investment to wealthy areas than the poor neighborhoods the program is supposed to help, according to a report by Policy Matters Ohio, a Cleveland... read more
Posted October 29, 2003 in Press Releases
Benefits attributed to Ohio's Enterprise Zone Program (EZP) are more likely to go to higher-income school districts than to lower-income school districts, according to a new study conducted by Kent State University Assistant Professor Mark... read more
Posted October 10, 2003 in Press Releases
As an investor, public could profit from high-tech startups successes The Toledo Blade COLUMBUS - If Ohio voters approve a $500 million bond issue on Nov. 4, the state and local governments could have more direct financial... read more
Posted October 10, 2003 in Press Releases
Report: State would be risk investor Cincinnati Enquirer Backed by Republicans and Democrats, business executives and unions, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft is stumping statewide for the Nov. 4 ballot issue authorizing the sale of $500 million in... read more
Posted October 09, 2003 in Press Releases
Policy Matters Ohio Report Explores Fiscal and Legal Implications State Issue 1, a constitutional amendment on the November 4th ballot, would broaden the ability of the state, universities, and local governments to issue bonds for research,... read more
Posted September 01, 2003 in Press Releases
State ranks third in job losses from recession, having lost 185,000 Akron Beacon Journal CLEVELAND - Ohio workers have been among the nation's hardest hit during the most recent recession, according to a work force report released... read more
Posted September 01, 2003 in Press Releases
Columbus Dispatch CLEVELAND (AP) - Ohio lost 185,000 jobs from 2001 through March of this year, according to a study released yesterday by a private economic think tank. Full Article read more
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