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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...
RFP: 2025 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Planning Services
FIVE COUNTY NORTHWEST OHIO COLLABORATIVE Request for Proposals: 2025 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Planning Services About The Five County Northwest Ohio Collaborative comprises Allen, Hancock, Hardin, Putnam, and Van Wert Counties. Each county's...
OEDA Seeks New President – Click for Full Job Description
The Ohio Economic Development Association (OEDA) is currently seeking a self-motivated forward-thinking and strategically minded President who has the vision to lead OEDA as the organization continues to advocate on behalf of its 400+ members concerning economic...
Ohio Tops Site Selection’s Top Micropolitan Communities
Site Selection Magazine has highlighted Ohio as the top state in the nation in its recent Top Micropolitan communities listing, published in March. Ohio communities Recognized in the listing are Findlay (ranked #1 nationally), Greenville, Defiance, Wooster, Chillicothe, Tiffin, Bucyrus-Galion, Fremont, New Philadelphus-Dover, Sandusky, Jackson, Van Wert, Norwalk, Salem and Point Pleasant. Five Ohio communities ranked in the Top 10 nationally.
Toledo Offers Vibrancy Initiative Grant Program
The City of Toledo has announced its vibrancy Initiative, which uses a comprehensive approach to revitalization that addresses building exteriors and vacant first-floor commercial interiors. It is designed to enhance the city’s vitality by supporting revitalization efforts that create jobs, reduce blight, and preserve and improve buildings.
Montrose Group Sponsors Development Opportunity Forum 2024
The Montrose Group will bring together 200 leading commercial real estate brokers, CEOs, HR, real estate, and financial corporate leaders, construction, economic development, and engineering leaders targeting attendees from the Great Lakes States for a day-long forum on May 21, 2024 at the Grand Events Center in Grandview Ohio.)
Aligning Purpose with Profit: What Are Your Business Values?
The 2024 Small Business Symposium is set to take place on April 12, 2024. This event is tailored for small business owners, corporate and community leaders, and aspiring entrepreneurs looking to transform their businesses by aligning personal values with professional success. Register now for the early bird rate of $25!
Ohio Senate Passes Controversial Higher Education Reform Legislation
The Ohio Senate passed S.B. 83 (Cirino) on Wednesday, May 17 by a vote of 21-10, with three Senate Republicans joining all Senate Democrats in opposition.
Ohio General Assembly Proposes Constitutional Amendment to be Considered in an August General Election
Ohio voters will decide a critical constitutional issue during a special election on August 8 2023, with possible implications for two more expected Constitutional amendment ballot measures that are likely to appear at the November 7, 2023 general election.
Tracked House Bills – May 2023
Tracked House Bills – May 2023
Tracked Senate Bills – May 2023
Tracked Senate Bills – May 2023
Ohio’s Constitution and the Divisions Within the House Republican Caucus
Republican legislators circulated a discharge petition, a procedural mechanism that brings legislation or a resolution straight to the chamber floor and bypasses the traditional committee structure, to force a House floor vote on House Joint Resolution 1. Fifty legislators must sign a discharge petition to move something from committee to the floor.
Save the Dates for the In-Person OEDA Annual Summit!
It sure has been a while… We are so excited to be back as the 2021 Annual Summit returns to an in-person event this year!
This 2021 Annual Summit is designed to help you re-connect and re-energize while making sure you have the information you need to achieve success in your community.
This year’s conference is built around two days of general sessions and multiple networking opportunities. It ends with a celebration of Ohio’s economic and workforce development community at the 2021 Excellence Awards. Stay tuned for more details; the final schedule will be released later this month.
Hold the Date: July 26th – Community Rooted Economic Inclusion Playbook Webinar
The Ohio Economic Development Association is sponsoring a complimentary webinar on bringing equity and diversity to neighborhoods on July 26, 2021, 3 to 4:30pm. Sponsored in collaboration with the International Economic Development Council and the Brookings Institute, the Community-rooted Economic Inclusion Strategic Action Playbook argues that now is the time for community, city, and regional leaders to advance bold place-based solutions that foster long-overdue investment and opportunity within disinvested communities—and to do so in a way that benefits existing residents and small businesses within these communities.