According to a new report from JobsOhio, the private nonprofit corporation and its economic development partners “received commitments on 5,788 new jobs and $228 million in annual payroll during the third quarter,” Dayton Business Journal reports. These figures represent $1 billion of capital investments by 87 companies, the article said. Of the new jobs committed, “4,626 were created through expansion projects by existing Ohio companies and 1,162 were created through attraction of new companies to Ohio,” the report said. For more, read the full story and JobsOhio’s third quarter report.
Third quarter JobsOhio report: 5,000 new jobs and $1 billion in capital investments