During the Wayne Economic Development Council's annual meeting in Wooster last week, JobsOhio President John Minor discussed recent successes and ongoing challenges with regard to job creation in Ohio, The Daily Record reports. Echoing many of the points Gov. Kasich made in his State of the State speech last week, Minor said that Ohio was first in the Midwest and fourth in the nation for job creation, and he also shared the anecdote that CEOs were seeking out Gov. Kasich at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland recently to figure out "what Ohio was doing differently" to achieve such success. Minor then argued in favor of JobsOhio, which he said is changing how the state does business "from a transaction- and project-based mindset to one of developing relationships with businesses," the article said. For more, read the full story.
JobsOhio President John Minor discusses job creation at economic development meeting in Wooster