Thousands of Ohio jobs created or retained and more to come

(Columbus) – Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray today released a six-month executive summary of GrowNOW, the Treasury’s revamped economic development program. According to the report, more than 881 Ohio small businesses have received a financial boost since the program’s re-launch in February 2008, resulting in the creation or retention of 7,591 jobs.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)- Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray today announced the deposit of more than $34 million at ten banks in nine counties around Ohio. The banks won the right to the deposits on Tuesday through the Treasury’s Bid Ohio program, an online auction in which banks place interest rate bids and compete for the right to hold state interim funds.