InvestOhio, a $100 million tax credit program, was established to stimulate investments in Ohio’s small businesses.
On November 1, 2011, two Ohio senators announced that they will introduce a $300-$400 million dollar economic development proposal, called “Forward Ohio,” to get unemployed Ohioans back to work.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released data stating that nationally, non-farm payroll employment continued to trend up by more than 80,000 in October, and the unemployment rate lowered by 0.1 percent to an even 9.0 percent.
On October 25, 2011, a motion was filed in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court (Case Number 11CVH 08 10807) seeking a temporary injunction that would suspend funding and operations for JobsOhio as well as any related activity by the State of Ohio until the lawsuit has been resolved.
The expansion of the Panama Canal will impact the future of the Ohio River as a major freight corridor, and a working group in greater Cincinnati has formed to strategize how to best capitalize on this opportunity to better benefit the region.
The Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) will host the 2011 Ohio Business Expo on November 30, 2011.
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