According to Gongwer, “[t]he transfer of the state’s wholesale liquor enterprise to JobsOhio was finalized Friday [February 1, 2013], along with the sale of $1.57 billion in bonds” even though the Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear the JobsOhio case (see our January 31, 2013, blog post for more information). The “enterprise transfer includes the previously executed Franchise and Transfer Agreement, and the Operation Services Agreement between JobsOhio, the Ohio Office of Budget and Management, and Ohio Department of Commerce,” according to a press release from JobsOhio. According to the offering circular, “[o]nly about $125 million in bond revenue will go to JobsOhio as ‘working capital’ for job-creation efforts,” through its agreement to lease the liquor franchise for 25 years, Gongwer reports. For more, read the JobsOhio press release.
Transaction complete: Ohio’s wholesale liquor franchise transferred to JobsOhio
