COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. John Kasich on Monday formally introduced his JobsOhio board, a new group charged with creating jobs and nurturing a business-friendly climate in the state.
Kasich is privatizing the state's economic development efforts by turning over job creation and company recruitment and retention to the nine-member board, while dismantling the Ohio Department of Development that once carried out those duties.
JobsOhio is a critical building block in the Republican governor's overall agenda for stimulating the state's limping economy by focusing on jobs, along with tax breaks and credits that may make Ohio's business climate more attractive.
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Author:Reginald Fields, The Plain Dealer
