Jobs
Executive Director, Pickaway County Port Authority and Pickaway Progress Partnership
Pickaway County Port Authority - Pickaway Progress Partnership (P3) Position Title: Executive Director, Pickaway County Port Authority and Pickaway Progress Partnership, Circleville, OH About Pickaway Progress Partnership (P3) As the economic development agent...
The Port – Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
Raftelis - Cincinnati, OH, United States Position Title: The Port - Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer About Raftelis With a mission to transform “unproductive real estate in neighborhoods and industrial areas into opportunities for employment...
Port Authority Named a “Best Workplace” for Fourth Year
For the fourth year in a row, the Clinton County Port Authority has been selected by Ohio Business Magazine as a “Best Workplace in Ohio.”
Huron County Teachers & Counselors Participate in Business Bootcamp
Before they officially started their summer break, 17 Huron County teachers & counselors participated in ‘Teacher Business Bootcamp’, an immersive professional development opportunity consisting of 6 business tours and a final project that they will use in their classrooms during the next school year.
How Will the Recent Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minn. Decision Affect Ohio’s Land Banking?
As widely expected by land banking advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an opinion steeped in the language of “home equity theft” to find a taking under the federal Constitution in a Minnesota case that screamed for righteous indignation. The Court’s decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota, et al. placed a period at the end of the sentence in a series of cases brought by the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation that attacked various states’ tax foreclosure processes as amounting to “takings” under the Constitution.
Save the Date! OEDA Annual Summit September 12-14, 2023
2023 Annual Summit – September 12-14, 2023 – The Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center Ohio
Ohio Department of Development Selects MBAC Partners as Part of the Minority Business Assistance Center Network Program
The Ohio Department of Development today announced its selection of hosts to join the Minority Business Assistance Center (MBAC) Network Program for the July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025, grant period. They will serve the needs of Ohio’s minority-, women-, veteran-, and disadvantaged businesses for their region.
Tracked Senate Bills – March 2022
Federal News:
Ohio’s manufacturing future looks towards chips and semiconductors in the greater Columbus region; with federal help, more investment may be on the way.
On February 4, 2022 the United States House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022 by a vote of 222 to 210. Among other measures, the 2,900-page bill allocates nearly $52 billion in grants to subsidize semiconductor manufacturing and another $300 billion for other, related research and development purposes.
Tracked House Bills – February 2022
Federal News:
2022 may be the tipping point in sales of electric vehicles: Market analysts are predicting 2022 may be the year in which sales of cars powered solely by batteries tip into the mainstream. Data reported for 2021 show such vehicle sales surged in the United States, Europe and China; sales of fossil fuel vehicles were stagnant.
Tracked Senate Bills – February 2022
Federal News:
2022 may be the tipping point in sales of electric vehicles: Market analysts are predicting 2022 may be the year in which sales of cars powered solely by batteries tip into the mainstream. Data reported for 2021 show such vehicle sales surged in the United States, Europe and China; sales of fossil fuel vehicles were stagnant.
One compelling data point is that electric vehicles accounted for only 2 ½ percent of new vehicle sales in 2019, but were nearly 9 percent of all new cars sold worldwide in 2021. It could be that 2022 is the year when the internal combustion engine truly began to slide toward obsolescence.
Tracked House Bills – January 2022
Federal News:
Final Rule released for local governments’ use of ARPA funds: On January 6, the U.S. Treasury issued its 437-page Final Rule on the use of ARPA – Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The Treasury published a high-quality overview describing its new guidance.
But which form of guidance to follow? Interim Rule or Final Rule? Treasury states that its Final Rule takes effect on April 1, 2022; prior to that date, “recipients may take actions and use funds in a manner consistent with the final rule, and Treasury will not take action to enforce the interim final rule if a use of funds is consistent with the terms of the final rule, regardless of when the [Local Fiscal Recovery Funds] were used” (U.S. Treasury, Statement Regarding Compliance with the Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Interim Final Rule and Final Rule, Jan. 2022, at page 1).
Tracked Senate Bills – January 2022
State News:
State Capital Bill requests to be due by March 18 to your legislators: We now know of the timeline set by the General Assembly and Governor DeWine’s Administration for the capital budget for 2022. In December, Senate Finance Committee Chair Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) announced the plan to (i) complete the capital re-appropriations budget by March 31 of funding already authorized projects and (ii) appropriations for new capital projects are to be due to state legislators by March 18. For new projects, legislators will submit their priorities by April 1.
Success through Collaboration: A Regional Conference for Southeast Ohio
Success through Collaboration: A Regional Conference for Southeast Ohio, is being held on Friday, October 4th from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Buckeye Hills Regional Council in Marietta. This event will bring together community leaders, elected officials, practitioners and more to explore how the power of collaboration has – and will continue to – garner success for southeast Ohio.
MORPC – 2019 Summit on Sustainability
The Summit on Sustainability is MORPC’s signature environmental conference, bringing hundreds of community leaders together to explore and share sustainabile ideas and solutions, and to celebrate individual and collaborative sustainabiliy efforts with the Regional Sustainability Awards.