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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
Posted September 01, 2003 in Op-Eds
A number of government sources show Ohio is suffering more than the country as a whole in the wake of the 2001 recession, and more than the state suffered after the recession of the 1990s.... read more
Posted August 31, 2003 in Press Releases
Report says state lags behind in U.S. recovery By William Hershey Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS | The national recession may have ended in November 2001 but the bad economic news continued for thousands of Ohio workers like... read more
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