DevelopOhio

JobsOhio, a nonprofit corporation that works to drive job creation and new capital investments in the state, released its 2014 Annual Report and 2015 Strategic Plan, which reflects a significant increase over 2013, according to a recent press release. JobsOhio, along with its Network Partners, “successfully assisted 276 companies that committed to create 21,377 new jobs for Ohioans and make $6.1 billion in new capital investments,” according to the release. Those new commitments represent increases of nearly 20 percent for new jobs and 72 percent for capital investments over 2013 year-end metrics. JobsOhio’s strategic plan for 2015 is to “remain focused on accelerating job growth and increasing capital investment across businesses of all sizes” as well as to “ramp up efforts to strengthen workforce development programs.” To read the full 2014 report and 2015 plan, click here.