Welcome to the Department of Development
Welcome to Ohio,
The State of Perfect Balance.
The Ohio Department of Development works to attract, create, grow, and retain businesses through competitive incentives and meaningful, targeted investments.
Working with partners across business, government, educational, and non-profit sectors, we are changing the trajectory of Ohio's economy by purposefully redesigning the business climate, increasing the global competitiveness of Ohio's businesses, and fostering prosperity for all Ohioans.
The State of Perfect Balance.
The Ohio Department of Development works to attract, create, grow, and retain businesses through competitive incentives and meaningful, targeted investments.
Working with partners across business, government, educational, and non-profit sectors, we are changing the trajectory of Ohio's economy by purposefully redesigning the business climate, increasing the global competitiveness of Ohio's businesses, and fostering prosperity for all Ohioans.
On June 12, 2008, Ohio enacted a $1.57 billion Ohio Bipartisan Job Stimulus Plan to create thousands of new, good-paying jobs for Ohioans in growing industries of the future.
Advanced Energy Internships Biomedical Infrastructure Bioproducts Historic Tax Credit Logistics & Distribution Clean Ohio Fund- find out more -
The state of Ohio will receive at least $8.2 billion in federal stimulus monies. These resources will save or create more than 130,000 jobs for Ohioans and provide tax cuts to working families, while also helping to protect essential state services that Ohioans rely upon every day. ARRA will allow Ohio to direct the money into critical sectors of our economy that will create and grow jobs.
5.7.2009 -
- Ohio Department of Development Incentive Study
- Testimony to the Ohio Senate Finance Committee Mark Barbash, Interim Director Ohio Department of Development - 4.22.2009
- Ohio Third Frontier Commission Report - FY 2008 Annual Report
- Ohio House Budget Testimony from Interim Director of Development Mark Barbash - 3.17.2009
- Ohio Bipartisan Job Stimulus Plan
- Clean Ohio Fund
- Neighborhood Stabilization Program
- Final Draft Electric PIPP Rules
- Ohio's Economy - Wall Street Journal
- Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
- 2008 Business Tax Guide
- State of Ohio - Ohio.gov
- Ohio Job Ready Sites (JRS)
- Research and Data
• Tax Reform - Discover Appalachia
- Ohio Business
- Industrial Site and Building Database
- Employment at the Ohio Department of Development
- Small Business Ombudsman
- Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit
- Ohio Travel and Tourism
- Ohio Third Frontier
- Ohio Means Business
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