Gov. Kasich will not readily use tax incentives to retain and attract businesses
Having faced some criticism for his use of tax incentives to retain businesses in Ohio that did not create any new jobs, Gov. John Kasich said during a year-end press conference with reporters late last month that he is not interested in offering copious incentive packages to companies that “come to him with threats of moving out of state,” Stow Sentry reports (see our December 10, 2012, blog post for more information). Gov. Kasich said that instead of engaging in bidding wars with other states, he now touts Ohio’s great higher education and workforce training, great location and stable politics to attract and retain businesses, the article said. For more, read the Stow Sentry story.
