Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Columbus2020 taking regional role in JobsOhio plan

Several regional development organizations around the state will grow under a new plan to privatize a chunk of Ohio’s economic development efforts.

Ohio officials visited Sinclair Community College in Dayton Wednesday for a public rollout of Ohio’s new economic development strategy. At the stop, they said a $24 million pool is being established for six organizations around the state, including Columbus2020, that will be charged with putting together the initial stages of economic development deals, then funneling those to the new private nonprofit JobsOhio organization.

More here.
http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2011/08/16/jobsohio-plans-to-boost-regional.html

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