Farmers Aren't Getting Rich Off Thanksgiving Dinner
A coalition made of up mostly smaller family farmers says farmers receive only 19 cents of every dollar Ohioans spend on their Thanksgiving meals this year.
View ArticleState Unveils Guide To Economic Development Laws And Regulations
The state’s laws on economic development, jobs and business growth have been condensed into a 257-page book that’s being made available to local officials.
View ArticleMore Than A Sixth Of Ohioans Live In Poverty, And Half Are In Suburbs And...
Sixteen percent of Ohioans lived all of last year in poverty, and nearly a third were under the federal poverty line for at least some of 2015. Those are among the findings in a report from community...
View ArticleLawmakers To Review, Maybe Replace Controversial Changes To Jobless Benefits...
A group of state lawmakers will look over the way jobless benefits to come up with ideas for their colleagues to consider when they come back to work after the November election - and they may be...
View ArticleGroup's Annual Report On Working Ohio Shows Low Worker Participation, High...
Though Ohio’s jobless rate is below the national average and the state is on a job-gaining trend, a new economic report s ays there are still some numbers that show workers are still suffering in Ohio.
View ArticleForecast Predicts $500M Increase In Holiday Spending
Ohioans around the state are expected to swarm to their favorite stores in order to cross items off their holiday gift list. Economic forecasters expect to see a jump in spending, but not as big a hike...
View ArticleJobless Rate Remains Unchanged For Two Months, As State Reports More Ohioans...
The state’s jobless rate was 5% for January, which is unchanged from December. But officials say there’s good news in that number.
View ArticleState's Jobs-Creating Entity And One Of Its Critics Agree Last Year's Job...
Last year was a hard one in a category that nearly every politician talks about and nearly every election hinges on: the economy. And specifically, it was a tough year for job growth in Ohio.
View ArticleState's Jobless Rate Falls, But Number Of Ohioans In Labor Force Is Still Down
The state’s jobless rate has fallen to 4.7 percent, its lowest level since last March.
View ArticleKasich Says Report That Job Growth Is Below His Predecessor's Is "Fake News"
Gov. John Kasich is sounding off about a report over the weekend saying that his job creation record for the last two years is only slightly better than that of his Democratic predecessor, Ted Strickland.
View ArticleOhio Chamber Of Commerce Offers Free Online Toolkit To Help Businesses Hit By...
The largest business group in the state has put together a free online toolkit for any employer who’s dealing with opioid problems in the workplace – showing just how serious the epidemic is to...
View ArticleOhio's Jobless Rate Falls To Lowest Level In 16 Years, But Job Growth Rate...
Ohio’s unemployment rate has dropped again, to a level not seen in 16 years.
View ArticleOhio Outpaces National Job Growth Rate
May’s 20,000 new private sector jobs in Ohio mean the state is outpacing the nation in job growth rate so far this year, though the state had no measurable job growth in all of last year. But Gov. John...
View ArticleChamber of Commerce Group Proposes Ideas On Growing Innovation Economy
A research arm of the state’s leading business lobby has put together a set of recommendations to improve the economy by growing innovation. That proposal has been presented to the candidates for...
View ArticleState Reports Slight Bump In Revenue, Income Tax Receipts Dip
The state is off to a better than expected fiscal year with revenues coming in slightly higher than estimates. The new fiscal year, however, is seeing the continuation of at least one downward trending...
View ArticleKasich Proposes Withholding Less From Paychecks
The state’s budget office is forecasting a surplus at the end of this fiscal year. Gov. John Kasich says he wants to take that extra money and adjust withholdings, resulting in more money in Ohioans’...
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