There is plenty of good news for Ohio in Site Selection magazine’s yearly report on economic development: the state ranked second in the nation, and several cities in the state also received high rankings in their categories. The Cincinnati Business Courier reports that Greater Cincinnati ranked 5th among “metro areas with a population of more than 1 million” with 127 projects “that met one of the list’s three criteria — capital investment of at least $1 million, creation of at least 20 new jobs or the addition of at least 20,000 square feet of new floor area.” Only New York City, Chicago, Dallas and Houston ranked higher than Cincinnati, while Ohio “trailed only Texas.” Findlay “was first among the nation’s 575 micropolitan areas,” while Portsmouth and Scioto County placed 10th nationally on the Top Micropolitans list, the Portsmouth Daily Times reports. According to the Daily Times, “Site Selection’s yearly analyses are regarded by corporate real estate analysts as ‘the industry scoreboard.’” For more, read the full Cincinnati Business Courier and Portsmouth Daily Times articles.
Ohio, Cincinnati, Portsmouth all rank high on annual “industry scoreboard” report for economic development
